Chapter 1:
Rethinking Random -- Why You Need a New Map of the Female Universe (p.
11-23)
1. The conclusions in this book are based upon
a. the authors’ opinions about women.
b. anecdotal information only.
c. a scientific national survey of 400 women.
d. informal interviews.Chapter 2: The Deal Is Never Closed -- Why Her
“I Do” Will Always Mean “Do You?” and What to Do about It (p. 25-49)
2. When a husband is arguing with his wife, and he says to her,
“I’m angry right now, and I need some space, but I want you to know
that we’re okay,” he is ___ his wife.
a. avoiding
b. reassuring
c. lying to
d. placating
3. The absolute best thing a husband can do when his wife seems to be pushing him away by being difficult, resistant, and critical, is
a. give her space.
b. patiently endure her critical attacks and do nothing.
c. paraphrase what he hears her saying.
d. reach out and give her a hug.
4. The title of this chapter, “The Deal Is Never Closed,” is another way
of saying
a. a husband should never stop pursuing his wife.
b. a wife will never be satisfied.
c. husbands always fall short of loving their wives.
d. husbands and wives will never understand each other.
Chapter 3: Windows…Open! -- What You Should Know about the Fabulous
Female Brain (p. 51-71)
5. Which most accurately describes the average female brain?
a. She can easily stop an intrusive thought.
b. She processes her thoughts sequentially -- closing out one thought before going on to the next one.
c. She juggles multiple thoughts and feelings at the same time.
d. She brings up past arguments with her husband because he never resolved them.
6. What is the best way a husband can help his wife stop a
distracting
or painful thought?
a. Encourage her not to think about it.
b. Listen, then give reassurance and a hug.
c. Change the subject to something else.
d. Lighten the mood with a funny story.
Chapter 4: Your Real Job is Closer to Home -- How Your Provider/Protector
Instinct Can Leave Her Feeling More Unsafe
and Less Cared For (p. 73-96)
7. Which is TRUE?
a. Wives desire emotional security so much that 70% of them will endure financial insecurity rather than a lack of closeness to their
husbands.
b. A husband who works more hours has a greater chance of making his wife feel secure than if he worked less.
c. It’s easy for most husbands to work less hours.
d. A wife feels closer to her husband if they have lots of sex.
8. Which of the following actions would most likely make a wife
feel
closer to her husband?
a. A husband who thinks so highly of his wife’s parenting skills that he lets her always put their young children to bed because,
“You’re better at doing that than I am, Honey.”
b. A husband who works many extra hours so they can afford a bigger home.
c. A husband who talks a lot.
d. A husband who reaches for his wife’s hand while walking through a parking lot.
Chapter 5: Listening Is the Solution -- Why Her Feelings about the Problem Is the Problem and How to Fix Your Urge to Fix (p. 97-118)
9. From a wife’s point of view, a successful conversation with her
husband is one in which her husband
a. offers a solution to her problem that actually works.
b. can listen to her and clean up the kitchen at the same time.
c. keeps her from crying.
d. acknowledges and affirms her feelings about a problem.
Chapter 6: With Sex, Her “No” Doesn’t Mean You -- How Her Desires Are
Impacted by Her Unique Wiring, and Why Your Ego Shouldn’t Be (p. 119-147)
10. Which is NOT a major reason why most wives want sex less than
their husbands?
a. “I don’t find my husband desirable or attractive any more.”
b. “I think I just have a lower sex drive than he does.”
c. “I’m sometimes simply too tired or stressed.”
d. “At the end of a long day it’s sometimes hard to make the transition to wanting physical intimacy at that moment.”
11. Which of the following suggestions was NOT made by the authors
for a husband to help increase his wife’s desire for love-making?
a. Demonstrate little gestures of love through the day.
b. Engage in affection that doesn’t always lead to sex.
c. Be romantic (pay attention to your wife) outside the bedroom.
d. Maintain a regular physical fitness program.
12. 70% of women who worked outside the home or had school-age
kids said that husbands who ____ would increase the likelihood that
their wives would want to make love more frequently.
a. paid the bills on time.
b. didn’t drink alcohol.
c. helped around the house.
d. went to church.
Chapter 7: The Girl in the Mirror -- What the Little Girl Inside Your Woman is Dying to Hear from You -- And How to Guard Your Answer Well (p.
149-175)
13. Which is TRUE?
a. 77% of women age 45 and younger have a deep desire to hear from their husbands that they are beautiful.
b. 89% of wives feel good when their husbands tell them they are beautiful.
c. When a wife asks her husband, “Do these pants make me look fat?” what she really means is, “Tell me I’m not fat.”
d. All of the above.
14. Three out of four wives found it hurtful when their
husbands
a. put too much emphasis on their physical appearance.
b. briefly noticed a beautiful woman.
c. had thoughts which lingered on a beautiful woman’s body.
d. glanced several times at a beautiful woman.
Chapter 8: The Man She Had Hoped to Marry -- What the Woman
Who Loves You Most Most Wants You to Know (p. 177-183)
15. ____ of women said that “Although I may not always show it well,
I do deeply need, respect, and desire my husband/significant other.”
a. 93%
b. 73%
c. 53%
d. 23%