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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, “The Economy of Dating”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Money.
(c) Free time.
(d) Parlors.

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

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"?
(a) The grandfather.
(b) The grandmother.
(c) The mother.
(d) The father.

4. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” the word date entered the vocabulary of the middle class initially through what group of people?
(a) Fraternity boys.
(b) Sociologists.
(c) Nuns.
(d) Sorority girls.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The system of dating started in what community in the 1920s and quickly spread, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

2. Courtship was initially a private act conducted where?

3. What does “STD” stand for?

4. Who acquired the most power within the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

5. According to the author, what settings were often the trend-setters in courtship trends?

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