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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. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” the process of going steady factored out what?
(a) Politics.
(b) Traditional values.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Competition.

2. What was Beth Bailey defending when she appeared on television during her senior year of college?
(a) Homosexuality.
(b) Coed dorms.
(c) Polygamy.
(d) Communal living.

3. The system of dating started in what community in the 1920s and quickly spread, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) The business community.
(b) The religious community.
(c) The college community.
(d) The bowling community.

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 hat.
(d) A coat.

5. The rules of dating were rooted in the idea of man as what, according to the author in the Introduction?
(a) Companion.
(b) Provider.
(c) Caregiver.
(d) Consumer.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The average marriage age did what after World War II?

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

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