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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. According to the author in the Introduction, studying the practices of the majority can have a positive impact on our understanding of what?
(a) The religious whole.
(b) Social mores as a whole.
(c) Gender identity.
(d) The minority.

2. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” often competitive success in the dating system was demonstrated where?
(a) The dance floor.
(b) City parks.
(c) The movie theater.
(d) The bowling alley.

3. What did not differ in the first four decades of the twentieth century from their nineteenth century counterparts?
(a) The average age of marriage.
(b) Life expectancy.
(c) The sexual behaviors of youth.
(d) Infant mortality.

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

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) Cars.
(b) Free time.
(c) Money.
(d) Parlors.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” dating satisfied a need in a world where few what got married?

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

4. According to the author, dating was about competition and what in the 1930s?

5. What became more fragile as the fifties and sixties progressed, according to the author?

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