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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, what settings were often the trend-setters in courtship trends?
(a) Movie theaters.
(b) Restaurants.
(c) College campuses.
(d) Churches.

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 grandmother.
(b) The father.
(c) The grandfather.
(d) The mother.

3. In the calling system, who took the initiative according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Parents.
(b) Men.
(c) Friends.
(d) Women.

4. The presence of what greatly accelerated the system of dating, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) The bicycle.
(b) The telephone.
(c) Electricity.
(d) The automobile.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author states that by what decade did Americans begin to think dating was universal though it was only three decades old?

3. On what television show did Beth Bailey appear on when she was a senior in college?

4. Before the mid-1920s, what system was used to link women and men?

5. What control was reduced with the advent of the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

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