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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. The rules of dating were rooted in the idea of man as what, according to the author in the Introduction?
(a) Companion.
(b) Consumer.
(c) Provider.
(d) Caregiver.

2. The rise of national youth culture meant that what divisions mattered more than the divisions between boy and girl?
(a) Financial divisions.
(b) Republican and Democrat.
(c) Young and old.
(d) Religious divisions.

3. Where was Beth Bailey teaching when the book was written?
(a) Temple University.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Yale University.

4. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” in the new media literature, masculinity was associated with what?
(a) Morality.
(b) Success.
(c) Submission.
(d) Dominance.

5. What term referred to caresses above the neck, according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?
(a) Necking.
(b) Smirking.
(c) Fondling.
(d) Squatting.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control,” many youths defined themselves as youth through what?

2. 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?

3. What term referred to a long-term partner in the dating system?

4. What is the third of the six themes of courtship described by the author in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love"?

5. One idea underlying the system of control in dating was the refusal of the older generation to allow the young to overcome what, according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control”?

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