From Front Porch to Back Seat: Courtship in Twentieth-century America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Beth L. Bailey
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From Front Porch to Back Seat: Courtship in Twentieth-century America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Beth L. Bailey
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” the centrality of what in dating had important implications?
(a) The telephone.
(b) Money.
(c) Automobiles.
(d) Sex.

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

3. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” in the new media literature, femininity became associated with what?
(a) Submission.
(b) Success.
(c) Dominance.
(d) Morality.

4. In the calling system, who took the initiative according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Women.
(b) Parents.
(c) Men.
(d) Friends.

5. Where was Sigmund Freud born?
(a) France.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Poland.
(d) Austria.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Epilogue, Bailey notes that it had been how long since the dating system lost its coherence and dominance?

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

3. The first daters complained about what, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?

4. Bailey notes that dating experience was only presented as a national what in the Introduction?

5. What word from Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date” means to make larger?

(see the answer key)

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