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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, “The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author describes a scenario in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money" in which a man calls on a city girl and when he arrives she is wearing what?
(a) High heels.
(b) A coat.
(c) Gold jewelry.
(d) A hat.

2. In what year was Beth Bailey a senior in college?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1954.

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” many treated going steady as what?
(a) Play-marriage.
(b) An excuse to have sex.
(c) Engagement.
(d) An overwhelming endeavor.

4. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship includes many conditions, intentions, and _____________.
(a) Luck.
(b) Actions.
(c) Wishes.
(d) Fate.

5. Who largely controlled the calling system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The woman.
(c) The man.
(d) The priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What category does the author assert did not exist in the nineteenth century?

2. The first daters complained about what, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?

3. What refers to a token indicating future marriage?

4. What system of courtship involved suitors getting to know family members, associating with communities, and linking families together?

5. Beth Bailey notes that contemporary women are sexually objectified based upon what in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date"?

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