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For Women Only -- What You Need to Know about the Inner Lives of Men
by Shaunti Feldhahn
© 2004.
(Multnomah Books: Atlanta, GA) All rights reserved.

[Answer 11 of 15 questions correctly to receive 8 hours of continuing education credit.]
  Chapter 1: Lightbulb On! -- How I Woke Up to What I Didn’t Know about Men (p. 9-20)
1. The author’s conclusions about the inner lives of men are based upon
a. personal interviews only.
b. statistically valid surveys of hundreds of men.
c. feedback from both men and women.
d. observations about men’s behavior patterns.

Chapter 2: Your Love is Not Enough -- Why Your Respect Means More to Him than Even Your Affections (p. 21-51)
2. Which behavior is generally NOT perceived as respectful by a husband?
a. His wife often argues with him about his decisions.
b. His wife reminds him to fix something.
c. His wife jokes in public about something he’s not good at.
d. all of the above.

3. If a husband doesn’t help with the kids or household chores, it’s usually because
a. he’s lazy.
b. he thinks his wife is better at those duties than he is.
c. he never saw his father do those things.
d. he doesn’t recognize these needs, so his wife should ask for his help.

Chapter 3: The Performance of a Lifetime -- Why Your Mr. Smooth Looks So Impressive but Feels Like an Imposter (p. 53-74)
4. At home, the greatest way that men judge their performance is by
a. how well-behaved their children are.
b. how competent they are with household chores.
c. the happiness and respect of their wives.
d. having a house that is neat and organized.

5. Which is NOT true?
a. Most men conceal a vulnerability that they don’t always know what they are doing and that others are evaluating their performance.
b. Most men feel appreciated by their families.
c. Sex is a great way for a wife to affirm her husband.
d. If a husband isn’t affirmed at home, he will probably seek it elsewhere, either in work, sports, hobbies, or another woman.

Chapter 4: The Loneliest Burden -- How His Need to Provide Weighs Your Man Down, and Why He Likes It that Way (p. 75-90)
6. Which is TRUE?
a. Husbands feel a compulsion to provide for their families except when their wives earn enough to support their lifestyle.
b. Being the provider is both a burden and a desirable goal for most husbands.
c. Most men feel appreciated at work.
d. Wives should encourage their husbands to “stand up” to their bosses.

Chapter 5: Sex Changes Everything -- Why Sex Unlocks a Man’s Emotions (Guess Who Holds the Key?) (p. 91-108)
7. ____ of men said that getting enough sex wasn’t, by itself, enough. It was important to them to feel wanted and desired by their wives.
a. 97%
b. 66%
c. 31%
d. 26%

8. If a wife consistently doesn’t feel like making love to her husband, she should
a. make an effort to be emotionally involved in their love-making.
b. be honest with him and not make love.
c. go through the motions of love-making just to meet his physical needs.
d. encourage him to expect less love-making and to put his energy into other productive activities.

Chapter 6: Keeper of the Visual Rolodex -- Why It’s so Natural for Him to Look and so Hard to Forget What He’s Seen (p. 109-135)
9. Nearly half of the men who ____ make a disciplined effort to try to stop themselves from looking at sensual images.
a. are over 40 years of age.
b. are married.
c. are happily married.
d. regularly attend religious services.

10. Which is NOT true?
a. It is possible for a man to admire a beautiful woman without lusting after her.
b. In the Old Testament, the righteous man, Job, made a conscious effort to not look with lust upon young women.
c. A husband can love his wife and at the same time struggle with sexual temptation.
d. If a husband struggles with sexual temptation, his wife should improve her appearance. This would help to decrease his temptations.

Chapter 7: Chocolate, Flowers, Bait Fishing -- Why the Reluctant Clod You Know Really Does Want Romance (p. 137-154)
11. Although 84% of husbands desire romance, what explains why it’s difficult for them to take more romantic initiative?
a. They are afraid their efforts won’t be well-received.
b. They are not sure that their next romantic initiative will be as good as or better than their previous one.
c. They have a difficult time switching gears from work mode to being romantic.
d. all of the above.

12. Which is NOT true?
a. Wives should always put the needs of their children before romance with their husbands.
b. 40% of husbands consider doing things with their wives as romantic, such as hiking, driving around, or exploring.
c. Most husbands think of having sex with their wives after a romantic evening.
d. Wives should show appreciation for any romantic effort, however small, on the part of their husbands.

Chapter 8: The Truth about the Way You Look -- Why What’s on the Outside Matters to Him on the Inside (p. 155-176)
13. This chapter is about trying to get wives to
a. look a certain way.
b. adopt our cultural standard of beauty.
c. put effort into physical fitness and appearance.
d. lose weight.

14. What is the proper way a wife should think about her appearance?
a. “My husband should put less emphasis on my outward appearance and more on my inner character.”
b. “If I’m out of shape I really can’t expect any help from my husband. After all, it’s not his fault I got this way.”
c. “If I am not realistically happy with my overall appearance and fitness level, I should assume my husband isn’t either.”
d. “My husband is spiritually shallow for wanting me to look nicer.”

Chapter 9: Words for Your Heart -- What Your Man Most Wishes You Knew about Him (p. 117-184)
15. The number one thing that husbands wished their wives knew about them, but they couldn’t explain to their wives, was how much
a. they needed more respect.
b. they needed more sex.
c. they worked hard for the family.
d. they loved their wives.