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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 psychological attempt by an individual to repel one's own desires and impulses towards pleasurable instincts?
(a) Aggression.
(b) Repression.
(c) Persuasion.
(d) Consumption.

2. Where was Sigmund Freud born?
(a) Poland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Austria.
(d) France.

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

4. When was Sigmund Freud born?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1904.

5. What became more important as more forms of “upkeep” appeared in contemporary society, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?
(a) Women’s appearance.
(b) Appearance of cars.
(c) Men’s appearance.
(d) Appearance of homes.

Short Answer 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?

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

3. What term referred to caresses above the neck, according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?

4. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” the most popular students went steady, while others tried to avoid being what?

5. What word in the book means a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth?

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