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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, “The Worth of a Date”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beth Bailey asserts that contemporary men are objectified as what in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date"?
(a) Work horses.
(b) Human wallets.
(c) Repairmen.
(d) Taxi drivers.

2. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” the centrality of what in dating had important implications?
(a) Sex.
(b) Money.
(c) Automobiles.
(d) The telephone.

3. 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) Masculine.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Feminine.
(d) Passive.

4. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” after World War II dating was still a way to demonstrate what?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Breeding.
(c) Popularity.
(d) Manners.

5. Ideals of beauty were often set by whom, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?
(a) Movie stars.
(b) Sports heroes.
(c) Political office holders.
(d) Returning veterans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Going steady stopped being a guaranteed path to what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

2. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” simply having a date indicated what?

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

4. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” dating became a system of what?

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?

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