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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 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) Sorority girls.
(c) Nuns.
(d) Sociologists.

2. Courtship was initially a private act conducted where?
(a) In private places.
(b) In school.
(c) In church.
(d) In a public world.

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” after World War II, what became considered a rude behavior?
(a) Cutting in on the dance floor.
(b) Driving too fast.
(c) Kissing in public.
(d) Asking for a second date.

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

5. In what decade did the Great Depression begin?
(a) 1900s.
(b) 1910s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1950s.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in the Introduction, the new systems of courtship were tied to an understanding of what?

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

3. The presence of what greatly accelerated the system of dating, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

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

5. By what year did the word “date” enter the vocabulary of the middle class, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

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