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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, “Sex Control”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After World War II, what became a common practice according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) Premarital sex.
(b) Getting divorced.
(c) Staying single.
(d) Going steady.

2. What became more important as more forms of “upkeep” appeared in contemporary society, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?
(a) Appearance of homes.
(b) Women’s appearance.
(c) Men’s appearance.
(d) Appearance of cars.

3. According to the author, dating was about competition and what in the 1930s?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Truthfulness.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Religion.

4. What word from Chapter 4, "Sex Control” means refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion?
(a) Chaste.
(b) Contagious.
(c) Corporate.
(d) Conducive.

5. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” dating satisfied a need in a world where few women had what?
(a) Parlors.
(b) Cars.
(c) Free time.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a token indicating future marriage?

2. What does “STD” stand for?

3. Who within the dating system was initially the girl who was in the most demand for dates?

4. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship is the process 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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