Question 1

When a man and a woman live together for a period of time, they are automatically considered to have a common law marriage in all states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The eight requirements for legally entering into a marriage contract are a marriage license; parties' being of different sexes; parties' not already being married; parties' having an acceptable degree of _____; parties' having mental capacity; parties' having the intent to marry; some sort of solemnization ceremony; and an age requirement.

Accepted Answer

consanguinity

Question 3

_____ are intended to compensate a person for the emotional pain caused by a broken promise.

Accepted Answer

A)   Pain and suffering damages
B)   Expectation damages
C)   Reliance damages
D)   None of these choices is correct. A

Question 4

_____ is the historical tort that gave a husband the exclusive right to sexual relations with his wife based on both a need to maintain pure bloodlines for inheritance purposes and the principles of morality.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is the historical tort that gave...

Question 5

Reciprocal beneficiaries are individuals who have insurance on one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Anything of value-monetary or otherwise-can be described as

Accepted Answer

A)   consideration
B)   a tort
C)   a contract
D)   consortium

Question 7

The relationship that falls short of full equal status with marriage but offers some of the benefits of a civil marriage is called a

Accepted Answer

A)   registered partnership
B)   polyandry marriage
C)   sham marriage
D)   putative marriage

Question 8

A religious annulment has no legal standing in a court of law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An annulment is the recognition by a family that a marriage never existed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

One of the requirements of entering into a contract is mental capacity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In some states, the _____ cause of action still provides that if a spouse has an affair, the injured spouse can sue the other person involved in the affair.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In some states, the _____ cause of...

Question 12

The dissolution of a marriage is the same as a divorce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A/An _____ is the same concept as a marriage but falls short of having full equal status with a marriage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A/An _____ is the same concept as...

Question 14

_____ is a tort that involves a husband's complaining that another man had sexual relations with his wife.

Accepted Answer

A)   Criminal conversation
B)   Alienation of affection
C)   Negligence
D)   Harassment

Question 15

Consanguinity is a rare blood type.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Consortium can traditionally be defined as

Accepted Answer

A)   the spouse's services, companionship, and sexual relations
B)   an action against anyone who entices a servant away from his or her master
C)   a domestic partnership
D)   an invalid marriage

Question 17

A marriage between two people can be a

Accepted Answer

A)   civil marriage
B)   polygamy marriage
C)   polyandry marriage
D)   All of these choices are correct.

Question 18

Consortium is traditionally defined as a wife's services, companionship, and sexual relations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A marriage that does not meet all the requirements for a valid marriage is very likely a/an

Accepted Answer

A)   voidable marriage
B)   arranged marriage
C)   common law marriage
D)   sham marriage

Question 20

Civil unions are

Accepted Answer

A)   same-sex marriages
B)   common law marriages
C)   sham marriages
D)   putative marriages

Exam 5: Marriage

When a man and a woman live together for a period of time, they are automatically considered to have a common law marriage in all states.

_____ are intended to compensate a person for the emotional pain caused by a broken promise.

_____ is the historical tort that gave a husband the exclusive right to sexual relations with his wife based on both a need to maintain pure bloodlines for inheritance purposes and the principles of morality.

Reciprocal beneficiaries are individuals who have insurance on one another.

Anything of value-monetary or otherwise-can be described as

The relationship that falls short of full equal status with marriage but offers some of the benefits of a civil marriage is called a

A religious annulment has no legal standing in a court of law.

An annulment is the recognition by a family that a marriage never existed.

One of the requirements of entering into a contract is mental capacity.

In some states, the _____ cause of action still provides that if a spouse has an affair, the injured spouse can sue the other person involved in the affair.

The dissolution of a marriage is the same as a divorce.

A/An _____ is the same concept as a marriage but falls short of having full equal status with a marriage.

_____ is a tort that involves a husband's complaining that another man had sexual relations with his wife.

Consanguinity is a rare blood type.

Consortium can traditionally be defined as

A marriage between two people can be a

Consortium is traditionally defined as a wife's services, companionship, and sexual relations.

A marriage that does not meet all the requirements for a valid marriage is very likely a/an

Civil unions are