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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, “The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What became the basis of the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Women’s intelligence.
(b) Women’s beauty.
(c) Men’s attractiveness.
(d) Men’s money.

2. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” traditional etiquette dominated American manners from the 1930s to when?
(a) The 1940s.
(b) The 1980s.
(c) The 1960s.
(d) The 1950s.

3. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” in the new media literature, masculinity was associated with what?
(a) Morality.
(b) Submission.
(c) Dominance.
(d) Success.

4. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” American public culture since the 1920s reiterated that women should compete for men by doing what?
(a) Playing sports.
(b) Singing.
(c) Consuming.
(d) Dancing.

5. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” many “factory girls” did not have what?
(a) Mothers.
(b) A strict upbringing.
(c) Room to receive calls.
(d) Siblings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a token indicating future marriage?

2. In what decade did the Great Depression begin?

3. By what year did the word “date” enter the vocabulary of the middle class, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

4. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” the word date entered the vocabulary of the middle class initially through what group of people?

5. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” the centrality of what in dating had important implications?

(see the answer key)

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