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

2. How many American men disappeared during World War II, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) 9 million.
(b) 16 million.
(c) 3 million.
(d) 5 million.

3. In the book’s Introduction, Beth Bailey argues that the results of the sexual revolution have not been uniformly what?
(a) Political.
(b) Radical.
(c) Positive.
(d) Negative.

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

5. According to the author in the Introduction, the new system of courtship prized competition among potential mates and promoted what?
(a) Lying.
(b) Morality.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Selfishness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beth Bailey asserts that contemporary men are objectified as what in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date"?

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

3. What “special dates” incurred great cost, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?

4. Before the mid-1920s, what system was used to link women and men?

5. What is the second of the six themes of courtship described by the author in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love"?

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