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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. The presence of what greatly accelerated the system of dating, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Electricity.
(b) The bicycle.
(c) The automobile.
(d) The telephone.

2. 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.

3. The generational battle surrounding going steady boiled down to what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) Politics.
(b) Religion.
(c) Money.
(d) Sex.

4. In what year was Beth Bailey a senior in college?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1954.

5. The average marriage age did what after World War II?
(a) Increased significantly.
(b) Increased slightly.
(c) Stayed the same.
(d) Dropped significantly.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in the Introduction, convention does not determine action but it structures what?

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

3. The author describes a scenario in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money" in which a man calls on a city girl and when he arrives she is wearing what?

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

5. Courtship was initially a private act conducted where?

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