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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 Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” traditional etiquette dominated American manners from the 1930s to when?
(a) The 1980s.
(b) The 1940s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1960s.

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

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” after World War II, what became considered a rude behavior?
(a) Kissing in public.
(b) Asking for a second date.
(c) Cutting in on the dance floor.
(d) Driving too fast.

4. What word from Chapter 4, "Sex Control” means to utilize, especially for profit?
(a) Control.
(b) Donate.
(c) Exploit.
(d) Harvest.

5. What word from Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date” means to make larger?
(a) Transform.
(b) Augment.
(c) Fortify.
(d) Illuminate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What constantly portrayed the other sex as commodities, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?

2. According to the author, the norms of American parents were reflective of what?

3. What did not differ in the first four decades of the twentieth century from their nineteenth century counterparts?

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

5. Beth Bailey notes that what word is rarely discussed in the book in her Introduction?

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