Families Today

Chapter 14: Divorce and Remarriage

Section 1 Practice Test

1
What is the quality of being firm and steadfast?
A)Assertiveness
B)Stability
C)Authority
D)Diplomacy
2
Steadfast means what?
A)You are dense
B)You are flexible
C)You are faithful
D)You are secure
3
What is a legal separation that ends a marriage?
A)A separation
B)An annulment
C)A disconnection
D)A divorce
4
Society has become more accepting, or _____, of divorce.
A)Tolerant
B)Intolerant
C)Committed
D)Controlling
5
When partners respond negatively to each other it is called what?
A)Divorce
B)Invalidation
C)Betrayal
D)Isolation
6
What is the feeling that trust has been broken called?
A)Invalidation
B)Isolation
C)Betrayal
D)Consequence
7
What is a decree that a legal marriage never took place due to some prior condition called?
A)Annulment
B)Divorce
C)Separation
D)All of the above
8
When couples meet with a neutral third person to help them work out divorce issues it is called
A)Verbal communication
B)Clarification
C)Participation
D)Divorce mediation
9
What is the term that describes the legal right to make decisions that affect children?
A)Teamwork
B)Custody
C)Alimony
D)Divorce
10
What is financial support of an ex-spouse known as?
A)Custody
B)Alimony
C)Resource
D)Caregiver
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