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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A sociologist argued that the changes in American attitudes towards marriage after World War I were the consequence of what in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love"?
(a) Changes in global politics.
(b) Changes in wealth distribution.
(c) Spiritual and scientific changes.
(d) Technological and associated social changes.

2. What grew and produced tension between generations in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?
(a) Marriage laws.
(b) Religious attitudes.
(c) New sexual conventions.
(d) Technological advances.

3. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” America's culture of consumption sees paired acts as opportunities for what?
(a) New experiences.
(b) Mutual gain.
(c) Disagreements.
(d) Lasting friendship.

4. Who within the dating system was initially the girl who was in the most demand for dates?
(a) The popular girl.
(b) The redheaded girl.
(c) The smart girl.
(d) The rich girl.

5. According to the author in the Introduction, studying the practices of the majority can have a positive impact on our understanding of what?
(a) The religious whole.
(b) Social mores as a whole.
(c) Gender identity.
(d) The minority.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Sigmund Freud born?

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

3. Ideals of beauty were often set by whom, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?

4. The new freedoms of the sexual revolution did what to the rules, according to the author in the Epilogue?

5. What magazine does the author assert created a hideaway for men in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity”?

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