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Directions: The following items will test your knowledge on some terms about Marriage
Choose the best answer and encircle the letter of your choice.
1. A legally recognized social contract between two people, traditionally based on a sexual
relationship and implying a permanence of the union; institutionalized form of sex relations.
a) Marriage c) Courting
b) Contract d) Wedding
3. A norm in marriage wherein it prescribes that a widower marries the nearest kin of the
deceased wife.
a) marriage norm c) levirate
b) incest taboo d) sororate
6. A type of Marriage wherein a husband or a wife has only one lifetime partner and is a
commonly practiced among married couples in the country as a tradition.
a) Endogamy c) Monogamy
b) Polyandry d) Polygamy
7. A type of marriage in which there is plurality of partners. It allows a man to marry more than
one woman or a woman to marry more than one man at a time.
a) Endogamy c) Monogamy
b) Polyandry d) Polygamy
8. A type of marriage in which there is plurality
a) Endogamy c) Monogamy
b) Polyandry d) Polygamy
9. A very rare type of marriage in present day. In this type of marriage, a woman marries
several men at a time or vice-versa.
a) Endogamy c) Monogamy
b) Polyandry d) Polygamy
10. A function of Marriage wherein it helps cultural groups to have a measure of control over
population growth by providing proscribed rules about when it is appropriate to have
children.
a) Marriage fulfills the economic needs of marriage partners
b) Marriage regulates sexual behavior.
c) Marriage provides institution for the care and enculturation of children.
d) Marriage perpetuates kinship groups.
11. One of the reason of getting married are the following except:
a) Love c) Money
b) Hatred d) Parent’s choice
12. It is designed to mirror God’s unconditional love for us. It is love that will always be there
and will never leave us or forsake us. When a man and a woman love each other
unconditionally, contentment and joy follows.
a) Oneness c) Purity
b) Love d) Honesty