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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, “The Economy of Dating”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” dating became a system of what?
(a) Sexism.
(b) Economic exchange.
(c) Cultural growth.
(d) Selfishness.

2. After a young woman came of age, who would initially invite young men to call, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) The mother.
(b) The grandmother.
(c) The grandfather.
(d) The father.

3. Who does the author say gentlemen callers left their cards with in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) The brother.
(b) The father.
(c) The maid.
(d) The mother.

4. The average marriage age did what after World War II?
(a) Dropped significantly.
(b) Stayed the same.
(c) Increased significantly.
(d) Increased slightly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” individuals could start “going steady” at what age following World War II?

2. What system of courtship involved suitors getting to know family members, associating with communities, and linking families together?

3. The desire for what buttressed the practice of “going steady,” according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

4. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” the process of going steady factored out what?

5. By 1959, nearly half of all women married before what age, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

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