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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. The controversy that Beth Bailey encountered when she appeared on television in college was really about what?
(a) The Roman Catholic Church.
(b) Economic values.
(c) Homosexuality.
(d) The transformation of dating.

2. What did following the proper rules of the calling system indicate, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Good fortune.
(b) Good morals.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Good breeding.

3. Who does the author say gentlemen callers left their cards with in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) The maid.
(b) The mother.
(c) The father.
(d) The brother.

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

5. According to the author, what settings were often the trend-setters in courtship trends?
(a) Movie theaters.
(b) Churches.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) College campuses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bailey notes that dating experience was only presented as a national what in the Introduction?

2. What was Beth Bailey defending when she appeared on television during her senior year of college?

3. What system of courtship involved suitors getting to know family members, associating with communities, and linking families together?

4. The rules of dating were rooted in the idea of man as what, according to the author in the Introduction?

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

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