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

2. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” the most popular students went steady, while others tried to avoid being what?
(a) Broke.
(b) Different.
(c) Square.
(d) Noticed.

3. The new practice of going steady entirely destroyed what system according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) The marriage system.
(b) The call system.
(c) The courting system.
(d) The dating-rating system.

4. The generational battle surrounding going steady boiled down to what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) Religion.
(b) Sex.
(c) Politics.
(d) Money.

5. Courtship was initially a private act conducted where?
(a) In school.
(b) In private places.
(c) In church.
(d) In a public world.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in the Introduction, convention does not determine action but it structures what?

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

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

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

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

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