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

2. What became a method of entering society and of taking a couple's place in the social and economic life of the United States according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Having children.
(c) Retiring.
(d) Graduation.

3. Beth Bailey is relentless in her emphasis on how what affected the development of courtship throughout the twentieth century?
(a) School activities.
(b) Religious scripture.
(c) Family values.
(d) American media.

4. What refers to a token indicating future marriage?
(a) Medal of honor.
(b) Dowry.
(c) Engagement ring.
(d) Letterman jacket.

5. What are shown in the book to be highly variable and responsive to changes in social attitudes and economic developments?
(a) Religious attitudes.
(b) Government regulations.
(c) Cultural norms.
(d) Middle class incomes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 4, "Sex Control" means to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses?

2. What was Beth Bailey defending when she appeared on television during her senior year of college?

3. After World War II, what became a common practice according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

4. Marriage education courses began at the University of North Carolina in what year?

5. When was Sigmund Freud born?

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