From Front Porch to Back Seat: Courtship in Twentieth-century America Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Beth L. Bailey
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From Front Porch to Back Seat: Courtship in Twentieth-century America Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Beth L. Bailey
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, “Scientific Truth ... and Love”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many American men disappeared during World War II, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) 16 million.
(b) 5 million.
(c) 9 million.
(d) 3 million.

2. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship is the process of what?
(a) Convincing.
(b) Loving.
(c) Economic exchange.
(d) Wooing.

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

4. What word from Chapter 4, "Sex Control” means to utilize, especially for profit?
(a) Donate.
(b) Control.
(c) Exploit.
(d) Harvest.

5. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” simply having a date indicated what?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Experience.
(c) Failure.
(d) Success.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” women and men were keen on assessing each other’s what?

2. What consists of the processes in the mind that occur automatically and are not available to introspection?

3. When she appeared on television during her senior year in college, Beth Bailey stated that love was more than what?

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

5. According to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control,” dating promoted what?

(see the answer key)

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