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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, “Calling Cards and Money”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in the Introduction, the new system of courtship prized competition among potential mates and promoted what?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Lying.
(c) Selfishness.
(d) Morality.

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

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

4. What control was reduced with the advent of the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Moral control.
(b) Parental control.
(c) Religious control.
(d) Self control.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who acquired the most power within the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

2. The author describes a scenario in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money" in which a man calls on a city girl and when he arrives she is wearing what?

3. In the calling system, who took the initiative according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

4. What does “STD” stand for?

5. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship includes many conditions, intentions, and _____________.

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