1) Identify the need for the rights and responsibilities of spouses to be clearly laid out by Islam for a successful marriage.

1. If left for the spouses to decide they may not see eye to eye with one another and it may cause them to end the marriage.
2. It provides the spouses with a second option to look into if they are not satisfied with their marriage counselor.
3. It helps to minimize conflict between spouses.
4. There is no need for the rights and responsibilities to be laid out by Islam; spouses are always capable of deciding what their responsibilities are without any conflict.
5. Option A and C.

2) What is true of the husband's rights over his wife?

1. Only the husband has rights over his wife and not vice versa.
2. Another name of a husband's right is "control".
3. Rights between spouses are “expectations” that they can set for themselves.
4. None of the above.

3) John is a new Muslim who recently got married. He demands total obedience from his wife. He is strict and demands that she takes permission from him before stepping out of the door, and to call him on his cell phone whenever anyone rings the door bell before letting them in. His wife is currently unhappy and wants to leave. What advice should you give him?

1. Tell John that he is in the right and must enforce the Islamic rulings upon her or else he would burn in Hell.
2. Support John in his commendable attempts to live an Islamically ideal life.
3. Condemn John for “controlling” his wife and abusing her.
4. Advise John to consider the spirit of the law, to be gentle with her, and to seek advice about his understanding and implementation of Islamic marital rules.

4) Select the correct statement regarding the sexual activity allowed between a Muslim couple.

1. All types of sexual activity is allowed as long as they both agree to it.
2. Anal sex is prohibited.
3. Sex during the wife's menstrual cycle is permissible.
4. There are no Islamic guidelines on sex.

5) Identify the rights of a wife over her husband.

1. Complete freedom to leave the house without his permission or approval.
2. The decision-making authority in all matters.
3. The financial right to receive Mahr (bridal gift).
4. To allow anyone she pleases to enter the house without his permission or approval.
5. All of the above.

6) If spouses fall short in their responsibilities towards one another,:

1. they should forgive one another as much as possible.
2. they should resort to violence and verbal abuse.
3. they should give the other 'tit for tat' and abandon their responsibilities as well.
4. they should make a strong statement by walking out on one another.
5. they should remind the other of their rights in times of anger and quarrel even if it adds more fuel.

7) Trisha and Jamal educated themselves by reading about Islam, then they met online and got married. Trisha works and demands that Jamal funds her college studies as her financial support is his responsibility. Jamal is puzzled as to why he has to work an extra job and pay for her school.

1. Complicated issues such as these are not discussed in educational books and introductory articles. Therefore, they both should refer to an Imam or a knowledgeable Muslim scholar for guidance.
2. Jamal must continue to work a second job and pay for her school.
3. Trisha has a right to demand all types of financial support from Jamal.
4. None of the above.

8) The only right a wife has over her Muslim husband is that of financial maintenance.

1. True, her rights are limited to financial maintenance only.
2. False, some of her rights are financial others are not.
3. It depends on whether her husband feels like providing for her or not.
4. The wife loses her rights to financial maintenance if she takes up a job.

9) If a Muslim couple faces a strained marriage, what is the best step they can take to help save their marriage?

1. They should visit a marriage counselor to learn what their 'expectations' should be of one another.
2. They should decide between themselves what their 'expectations' should be of one another and stick to it.
3. They should seek to learn the spousal rights and responsibilities laid down by Islam and apply it.
4. They should abandon all rights and responsibilities towards each other and live separate lives under one roof.