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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. By 1959, nearly half of all women married before what age, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) 30.
(b) 22.
(c) 27.
(d) 19.

2. Where was Beth Bailey teaching when the book was written?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Temple University.

3. 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”?
(a) The bowling community.
(b) The college community.
(c) The religious community.
(d) The business community.

4. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship includes many conditions, intentions, and _____________.
(a) Wishes.
(b) Actions.
(c) Luck.
(d) Fate.

5. What does “STD” stand for?
(a) Systemic Thoratic disease.
(b) Sociological transmission dysfunction.
(c) Sexual tension and distraction.
(d) Sexually transmitted disease.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” often competitive success in the dating system was demonstrated where?

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

4. The controversy that Beth Bailey encountered when she appeared on television in college was really about what?

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

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