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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. On what television show did Beth Bailey appear on when she was a senior in college?
(a) The Geraldo Rivera Show.
(b) The Phil Donahue Show.
(c) The Jerry Springer Show.
(d) The Ricki Lake Show.

2. The presence of what greatly accelerated the system of dating, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Electricity.
(b) The bicycle.
(c) The automobile.
(d) The telephone.

3. According to the author in the Introduction, studying the practices of the majority can have a positive impact on our understanding of what?
(a) The minority.
(b) The religious whole.
(c) Gender identity.
(d) Social mores as a whole.

4. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship was transformed as youth were freed from what?
(a) Expectations and supervision.
(b) Adult responsibilities and decisions.
(c) Rules and discipline.
(d) Curfews and chores.

5. What does “STD” stand for?
(a) Systemic Thoratic disease.
(b) Sociological transmission dysfunction.
(c) Sexually transmitted disease.
(d) Sexual tension and distraction.

Short Answer Questions

1. The controversy that Beth Bailey encountered when she appeared on television in college was really about what?

2. 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?

3. Beth Bailey notes that what word is rarely discussed in the book in her Introduction?

4. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” women who took the initiative in the dating system were thought to be what?

5. What did following the proper rules of the calling system indicate, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

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