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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 most popular students went steady, while others tried to avoid being what?
(a) Different.
(b) Noticed.
(c) Broke.
(d) Square.

2. Going steady stopped being a guaranteed path to what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) Enlightenment.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Financial success.
(d) Having children.

3. The average marriage age did what after World War II?
(a) Increased significantly.
(b) Increased slightly.
(c) Dropped significantly.
(d) Stayed the same.

4. 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) Relatives.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) Acquaintances.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” after World War II dating was still a way to demonstrate what?

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

3. What does “STD” stand for?

4. In the book’s Introduction, Beth Bailey argues that the results of the sexual revolution have not been uniformly what?

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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