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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, the new system of courtship prized competition among potential mates and promoted what?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Lying.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Morality.

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

3. By the late nineteenth century, a new and coherent social group started to drive American cultural life. This new middle class arose during what period?
(a) The Industrial Revolution.
(b) The Digital Revolution.
(c) The Great Awakening.
(d) The Agrarian Era.

4. From Front Porch to Back Seat concerns America’s system of courtship principally between what years?
(a) 1960-2000.
(b) 1860-1915.
(c) 1945-1980.
(d) 1920-1965.

5. According to the author, what settings were often the trend-setters in courtship trends?
(a) Restaurants.
(b) Churches.
(c) College campuses.
(d) Movie theaters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship includes many conditions, intentions, and _____________.

3. The generational battle surrounding going steady boiled down to what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

4. According to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control,” those born between 1900 and when grew up with new understandings of sexuality?

5. According to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control,” many youths defined themselves as youth through what?

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