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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. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” the most popular students went steady, while others tried to avoid being what?
(a) Different.
(b) Square.
(c) Noticed.
(d) Broke.

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

3. What is the fourth of the six themes of courtship described by the author in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love"?
(a) Control.
(b) The sexual economy.
(c) Competition.
(d) Consumption.

4. Premarital sex was not “conventional” until what decade, according to the author?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1960s.

5. After a young woman came of age, who would initially invite young men to call, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) The mother.
(b) The grandmother.
(c) The father.
(d) The grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” dating became a system of what?

3. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” a date meant what?

4. What is the study of mental illness, mental distress, and abnormal/maladaptive behavior?

5. According to the author in the Introduction, convention does not determine action but it structures what?

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