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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 generational battle surrounding going steady boiled down to what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) Sex.
(b) Politics.
(c) Religion.
(d) Money.

2. One idea underlying the system of control in dating was the refusal of the older generation to allow the young to overcome what, according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control”?
(a) Gender opposition.
(b) Traditional values.
(c) Economic values.
(d) Religious values.

3. What term referred to caresses above the neck, according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?
(a) Necking.
(b) Smirking.
(c) Fondling.
(d) Squatting.

4. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship is the process of what?
(a) Convincing.
(b) Loving.
(c) Wooing.
(d) Economic exchange.

5. What control was reduced with the advent of the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Religious control.
(b) Parental control.
(c) Moral control.
(d) Self control.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a young woman came of age, who would initially invite young men to call, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

2. According to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control,” dating promoted what?

3. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” the word date entered the vocabulary of the middle class initially through what group of people?

4. What book by Ernest Burgess was one of the most influential sociology texts ever written?

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

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