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

2. The presence of what greatly accelerated the system of dating, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) The automobile.
(b) Electricity.
(c) The bicycle.
(d) The telephone.

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

4. According to the author in the Introduction, “love was not so much the province of” what?
(a) Convention.
(b) Justice.
(c) Religion.
(d) Economy.

5. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” after World War II dating was still a way to demonstrate what?
(a) Popularity.
(b) Manners.
(c) Breeding.
(d) Wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Beth Bailey a senior in college?

2. On what television show did Beth Bailey appear on when she was a senior in college?

3. What control was reduced with the advent of the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

4. When she appeared on television during her senior year in college, Beth Bailey stated that love was more than what?

5. Courtship was initially a private act conducted where?

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