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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 did following the proper rules of the calling system indicate, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Good fortune.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Good morals.
(d) Good breeding.

2. 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 dating-rating system.
(c) The marriage system.
(d) The courting system.

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” dating satisfied a need in a world where few what got married?
(a) Relatives.
(b) Acquaintances.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) Friends.

4. According to the author in the Introduction, studying the practices of the majority can have a positive impact on our understanding of what?
(a) The minority.
(b) Social mores as a whole.
(c) Gender identity.
(d) The religious whole.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The system of dating started in what community in the 1920s and quickly spread, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

2. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship includes many conditions, intentions, and _____________.

3. According to the author, the norms of American parents were reflective of what?

4. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship was transformed as youth were freed from what?

5. According to the author, what settings were often the trend-setters in courtship trends?

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