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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. How many American men disappeared during World War II, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) 9 million.
(b) 16 million.
(c) 5 million.
(d) 3 million.

2. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” dating satisfied a need in a world where few what got married?
(a) Relatives.
(b) Acquaintances.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) Friends.

3. What became the basis of the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Men’s attractiveness.
(b) Women’s beauty.
(c) Women’s intelligence.
(d) Men’s money.

4. In the book’s Introduction, Beth Bailey argues that the results of the sexual revolution have not been uniformly what?
(a) Political.
(b) Negative.
(c) Radical.
(d) Positive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the calling system, who took the initiative according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

2. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” the most popular students went steady, while others tried to avoid being what?

3. What control was reduced with the advent of the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

4. The author states that love and what are intertwined in the Introduction?

5. According to the author in the Introduction, the new system of courtship prized competition among potential mates and promoted what?

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