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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. The author states that by what decade did Americans begin to think dating was universal though it was only three decades old?
(a) The 1920s.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The 1890s.
(d) The 1950s.

2. What system of courtship involved suitors getting to know family members, associating with communities, and linking families together?
(a) The dating system.
(b) The petting system.
(c) The call system.
(d) The arranged marriage system.

3. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” a date meant what?
(a) The boy drives.
(b) The father chaperones.
(c) The boy pays for the girl.
(d) The girl pays.

4. The system of dating started in what community in the 1920s and quickly spread, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) The business community.
(b) The bowling community.
(c) The religious community.
(d) The college community.

5. What term refers to a person's sex drive or desire for sexual activity?
(a) Hormones.
(b) Abstinence.
(c) Intercourse.
(d) Libido.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grew and produced tension between generations in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?

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

3. The average marriage age did what after World War II?

4. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” individuals could start “going steady” at what age following World War II?

5. By what year did the word “date” enter the vocabulary of the middle class, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

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