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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. By the late nineteenth century, a new and coherent social group started to drive American cultural life. This new middle class arose during what period?
(a) The Great Awakening.
(b) The Agrarian Era.
(c) The Industrial Revolution.
(d) The Digital Revolution.

2. Before the mid-1920s, what system was used to link women and men?
(a) Praying.
(b) Calling.
(c) Arranged marriage.
(d) Yelling.

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” the process of going steady factored out what?
(a) Traditional values.
(b) Competition.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Politics.

4. From Front Porch to Back Seat concerns America’s system of courtship principally between what years?
(a) 1945-1980.
(b) 1860-1915.
(c) 1960-2000.
(d) 1920-1965.

5. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” the most popular students went steady, while others tried to avoid being what?
(a) Different.
(b) Noticed.
(c) Broke.
(d) Square.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in the Introduction, studying the practices of the majority can have a positive impact on our understanding of what?

2. According to the author in the Introduction, the new system of courtship prized competition among potential mates and promoted what?

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” after World War II dating was still a way to demonstrate what?

4. How many American men disappeared during World War II, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

5. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” many “factory girls” did not have what?

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