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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,” women who took the initiative in the dating system were thought to be what?
(a) Feminine.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Passive.
(d) Masculine.

2. According to the author in the Introduction, convention does not determine action but it structures what?
(a) Experience.
(b) Expectations.
(c) Extremes.
(d) Exceptions.

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?
(a) A hat.
(b) Gold jewelry.
(c) A coat.
(d) High heels.

4. Before the mid-1920s, what system was used to link women and men?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Arranged marriage.
(c) Praying.
(d) Calling.

5. Who does the author say gentlemen callers left their cards with in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) The mother.
(b) The maid.
(c) The father.
(d) The brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does “STD” stand for?

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

3. What does Beth Bailey look to rather than conventions?

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

5. Who largely controlled the calling system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

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