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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. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” in the new media literature, masculinity was associated with what?
(a) Morality.
(b) Success.
(c) Dominance.
(d) Submission.

2. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” the transition to dating appeared as an accommodation to what?
(a) Religion.
(b) Music.
(c) Politics.
(d) Modernity.

3. The average marriage age did what after World War II?
(a) Increased slightly.
(b) Increased significantly.
(c) Dropped significantly.
(d) Stayed the same.

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

5. What is the study of mental illness, mental distress, and abnormal/maladaptive behavior?
(a) Biology.
(b) Psychopathology.
(c) Meteorology.
(d) Astrology.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” after returning from World War II, American college men saw their coed women as what?

2. What term referred to a long-term partner in the dating system?

3. What became threatened as people began to realize that gender roles were, at least partly, constructed and fluctuated between generations?

4. Going steady threatened parents who believed in what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

5. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” in the 1950s and 1960s, what became highly prized?

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