1) According to Prophet Muhammad, the best among men is the one:

1. who is strict with his wife.
2. who hits his wife.
3. who treats his wife well.
4. who loves his wife.

2) 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.

3) 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.

4) 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.

5) What is true of Muslim sex life?

1. Sex is a forbidden subject for Muslims.
2. Talking about one's sex life with friends and family is forbidden.
3. Sex is the most important topic for a Muslim couple.
4. All forms of sex are allowed for a Muslim couple.

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) 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.

8) With regards to financial matters in a marriage:

1. a wife has the right to financial maintenance provided by the husband.
2. a wife has the right to financial maintenance from her husband only if she does not have a job or personal wealth to support herself.
3. a wife has the right to unlimited financial requests and the husband must do all that he can to fulfill her demands.
4. both the husband and wife have the responsibility to work and support one another so that it is not burdensome on either one.

9) 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.