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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, “Calling Cards and Money”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” dating was a response of lower classes to the pressures of what?
(a) Rural boredom.
(b) Religious standards.
(c) Urban-industrial America.
(d) Teenage pregnancy.

2. From Front Porch to Back Seat concerns America’s system of courtship principally between what years?
(a) 1860-1915.
(b) 1960-2000.
(c) 1945-1980.
(d) 1920-1965.

3. 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 brother.
(d) The father.

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

5. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” many “factory girls” did not have what?
(a) Room to receive calls.
(b) Mothers.
(c) A strict upbringing.
(d) Siblings.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in the Introduction, “love was not so much the province of” what?

2. What does “STD” stand for?

3. Who acquired the most power within the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

4. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” the word date entered the vocabulary of the middle class initially through what group of people?

5. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” the centrality of what in dating had important implications?

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