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

2. How many American men disappeared during World War II, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) 3 million.
(b) 5 million.
(c) 9 million.
(d) 16 million.

3. In what decade did the Great Depression begin?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1910s.
(d) 1900s.

4. In the calling system, who took the initiative according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Women.
(b) Parents.
(c) Men.
(d) Friends.

5. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” youth came to define themselves in terms of their what?
(a) Physical strength.
(b) Musical taste.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship is the process of what?

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

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

4. What does “STD” stand for?

5. What courtship events does the author describe in colleges in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?

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