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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 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” traditional etiquette dominated American manners from the 1930s to when?
(a) The 1940s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1980s.
(d) The 1950s.

2. Who does the author say gentlemen callers left their cards with in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) The father.
(b) The mother.
(c) The maid.
(d) The brother.

3. Sigmund Freud was known as the founding father of what?
(a) Psychoanalysis.
(b) Physics.
(c) Dentistry.
(d) Geology.

4. What did following the proper rules of the calling system indicate, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Good breeding.
(c) Good fortune.
(d) Good morals.

5. What courtship events does the author describe in colleges in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?
(a) Exams.
(b) Football games.
(c) Graduations.
(d) Dances.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes a scenario in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money" in which a man calls on a city girl and when he arrives she is wearing what?

2. What became a method of entering society and of taking a couple's place in the social and economic life of the United States according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?

3. What became the basis of the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

4. Who largely controlled the calling system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

5. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” women and men were keen on assessing each other’s what?

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