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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, “Sex Control”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” often competitive success in the dating system was demonstrated where?
(a) City parks.
(b) The bowling alley.
(c) The movie theater.
(d) The dance floor.

2. According to the author in the Introduction, “love was not so much the province of” what?
(a) Justice.
(b) Convention.
(c) Religion.
(d) Economy.

3. On what television show did Beth Bailey appear on when she was a senior in college?
(a) The Jerry Springer Show.
(b) The Phil Donahue Show.
(c) The Ricki Lake Show.
(d) The Geraldo Rivera Show.

4. In what year was Beth Bailey a senior in college?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1978.

5. Bailey notes that dating experience was only presented as a national what in the Introduction?
(a) Institution.
(b) Pastime.
(c) Sport.
(d) Phenomenon.

Short Answer Questions

1. The protocol for going steady was strict and often involved what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

2. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” a date meant what?

3. What grew and produced tension between generations in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?

4. What word from Chapter 4, "Sex Control” means to utilize, especially for profit?

5. The system of dating started in what community in the 1920s and quickly spread, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

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