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

2. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” the transition to dating appeared as an accommodation to what?
(a) Modernity.
(b) Religion.
(c) Politics.
(d) Music.

3. Who largely controlled the calling system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The man.
(c) The priest.
(d) The woman.

4. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” women who took the initiative in the dating system were thought to be what?
(a) Passive.
(b) Masculine.
(c) Feminine.
(d) Aggressive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” dating satisfied a need in a world where few what got married?

2. Bailey notes that dating experience was only presented as a national what in the Introduction?

3. The generational battle surrounding going steady boiled down to what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

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

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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