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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. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” many “factory girls” did not have what?
(a) A strict upbringing.
(b) Room to receive calls.
(c) Siblings.
(d) Mothers.

2. What constantly portrayed the other sex as commodities, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?
(a) Schools.
(b) The media.
(c) The church.
(d) The government.

3. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” American public culture since the 1920s reiterated that women should compete for men by doing what?
(a) Consuming.
(b) Singing.
(c) Playing sports.
(d) Dancing.

4. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” in the new media literature, femininity became associated with what?
(a) Dominance.
(b) Submission.
(c) Success.
(d) Morality.

5. What became more fragile as the fifties and sixties progressed, according to the author?
(a) Law and order.
(b) Gender identities.
(c) The middle class.
(d) International relations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the book means having qualities traditionally ascribed to women?

2. When was Sigmund Freud born?

3. 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"?

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

5. What did following the proper rules of the calling system indicate, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

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