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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the fourth of the six themes of courtship described by the author in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love"?
(a) The sexual economy.
(b) Competition.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Control.

2. An incredibly high rate of what appeared after World War II, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) Teenage pregnancy.
(b) Separations.
(c) Divorces.
(d) Marriages.

3. Beth Bailey asserts that contemporary men are objectified as what in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date"?
(a) Work horses.
(b) Taxi drivers.
(c) Human wallets.
(d) Repairmen.

4. What did following the proper rules of the calling system indicate, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Good fortune.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Good morals.
(d) Good breeding.

5. The system of dating and sex made who the controllers of sex as they had to enforce sexual limits, according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control”?
(a) Men.
(b) Police.
(c) Women.
(d) Parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the calling system, who took the initiative according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

2. The power of what declined as women entered the workforce according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?

3. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” simply having a date indicated what?

4. After World War II, what became a common practice according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

5. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” individuals could start “going steady” at what age following World War II?

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