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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, “The Economy of Dating”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the author in the Introduction, the new system of courtship prized competition among potential mates and promoted what?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Lying.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Morality.

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” dating satisfied a need in a world where few what got married?
(a) Friends.
(b) Neighbors.
(c) Acquaintances.
(d) Relatives.

4. What system of courtship involved suitors getting to know family members, associating with communities, and linking families together?
(a) The call system.
(b) The arranged marriage system.
(c) The petting system.
(d) The dating system.

5. By what year did the word “date” enter the vocabulary of the middle class, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1928.

Short Answer Questions

1. When she appeared on television during her senior year in college, Beth Bailey stated that love was more than what?

2. Before the mid-1920s, what system was used to link women and men?

3. The presence of what greatly accelerated the system of dating, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

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

5. The protocol for going steady was strict and often involved what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

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