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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. According to the author in the Introduction, convention does not determine action but it structures what?
(a) Experience.
(b) Exceptions.
(c) Expectations.
(d) Extremes.

2. Courtship was initially a private act conducted where?
(a) In a public world.
(b) In private places.
(c) In church.
(d) In school.

3. What became threatened as people began to realize that gender roles were, at least partly, constructed and fluctuated between generations?
(a) Political identity.
(b) Financial identity.
(c) Moral identity.
(d) Gender identity.

4. What word from the book means having qualities traditionally ascribed to women?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Masculine.
(c) Feminine.
(d) Etiquette.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author say gentlemen callers left their cards with in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

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

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"?

4. Who acquired the most power within the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

5. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” women and men were keen on assessing each other’s what?

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