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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, “Scientific Truth ... and Love”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From Front Porch to Back Seat concerns America’s system of courtship principally between what years?
(a) 1860-1915.
(b) 1920-1965.
(c) 1945-1980.
(d) 1960-2000.

2. The six themes of courtship described by the author in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love" all arose from sweeping social forces that came from what?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Modernization.
(c) The Civil Rights Movement.
(d) The Industrial Revolution.

3. A sociologist argued that the changes in American attitudes towards marriage after World War I were the consequence of what in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love"?
(a) Changes in wealth distribution.
(b) Spiritual and scientific changes.
(c) Technological and associated social changes.
(d) Changes in global politics.

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

5. What magazine does the author assert created a hideaway for men in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity”?
(a) Backpacker.
(b) Car and Driver.
(c) Sports Illustrated.
(d) Playboy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The rules of dating were rooted in the idea of man as what, according to the author in the Introduction?

2. What does “STD” stand for?

3. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” a date meant what?

4. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” dating satisfied a need in a world where few what got married?

5. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” simply having a date indicated what?

(see the answer key)

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