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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 grew and produced tension between generations in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?
(a) Technological advances.
(b) Religious attitudes.
(c) New sexual conventions.
(d) Marriage laws.

2. What is the first of the six themes of courtship described by the author in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love"?
(a) Control.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Competition.
(d) The sexual economy.

3. Who does the author say gentlemen callers left their cards with in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) The father.
(b) The maid.
(c) The brother.
(d) The mother.

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

5. The first daters complained about what, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?
(a) The cost of courtship.
(b) Dating the wrong people.
(c) Parental supervision.
(d) The investment of time.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” many treated going steady as what?

2. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” the transition to dating appeared as an accommodation to what?

3. What does Beth Bailey look to rather than conventions?

4. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” America's culture of consumption sees paired acts as opportunities for what?

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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