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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, “The Worth of a Date”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the book’s Introduction, Beth Bailey argues that the results of the sexual revolution have not been uniformly what?
(a) Political.
(b) Radical.
(c) Negative.
(d) Positive.

2. What term referred to a long-term partner in the dating system?
(a) Ball and chain.
(b) Steady.
(c) Connection.
(d) Lover.

3. According to the author, the norms of American parents were reflective of what?
(a) The norms their children requested.
(b) The norms they grew up with.
(c) The norms they wanted as children.
(d) The norms of their religion.

4. The fact that men paid for dates was thought to imply that women owed them what, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Allegiance.
(b) A dowry.
(c) Money.
(d) Sexual favors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What became more fragile as the fifties and sixties progressed, according to the author?

2. The desire for what buttressed the practice of “going steady,” according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” many treated going steady as what?

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

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

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