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

2. By the late nineteenth century, a new and coherent social group started to drive American cultural life. This new middle class arose during what period?
(a) The Digital Revolution.
(b) The Industrial Revolution.
(c) The Great Awakening.
(d) The Agrarian Era.

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

4. Who acquired the most power within the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Men.
(b) Women.
(c) Parents.
(d) Friends.

5. When she appeared on television during her senior year in college, Beth Bailey stated that love was more than what?
(a) Mystery and romance.
(b) Marriage and family.
(c) Hugs and kisses.
(d) A ring and a ceremony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author say gentlemen callers left their cards with in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

2. How many American men disappeared during World War II, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

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

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

5. The generational battle surrounding going steady boiled down to what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

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