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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, “The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What term refers to the fear of emasculation in both the literal and metaphorical sense?
(a) France complex.
(b) Castration complex.
(c) Oedipal complex.
(d) Electra complex.

3. Beth Bailey notes that contemporary women are sexually objectified based upon what in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date"?
(a) Their intelligence.
(b) Their religion.
(c) Their wealth.
(d) Their appearance.

4. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” in the 1950s and 1960s, what became highly prized?
(a) The small-footed girl.
(b) The large-breasted girl.
(c) The African American girl.
(d) The Native American girl.

5. Beth Bailey is relentless in her emphasis on how what affected the development of courtship throughout the twentieth century?
(a) American media.
(b) Family values.
(c) Religious scripture.
(d) School activities.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” the centrality of what in dating had important implications?

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

3. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” women were encouraged to make an effort to become more feminine, partly to do what?

4. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” many came to believe for biological reasons that being what was natural to humanity?

5. According to the author, what settings were often the trend-setters in courtship trends?

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