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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 protocol for going steady was strict and often involved what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) The church’s blessing.
(b) Life and death experiences.
(c) Written vows.
(d) A visible token.

2. What constantly portrayed the other sex as commodities, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?
(a) Schools.
(b) The media.
(c) The church.
(d) The government.

3. 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"?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1952.

4. According to the author, what settings were often the trend-setters in courtship trends?
(a) Movie theaters.
(b) College campuses.
(c) Churches.
(d) Restaurants.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who largely controlled the calling system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

2. According to the author in the Introduction, convention does not determine action but it structures what?

3. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” gender identities had to be acquired and demonstrated and etiquette became what that governed courtship rituals?

4. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” women who took the initiative in the dating system were thought to be what?

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

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