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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author describes a scenario in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money" in which a man calls on a city girl and when he arrives she is wearing what?
(a) Gold jewelry.
(b) A coat.
(c) High heels.
(d) A hat.

2. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” after World War II, what became considered a rude behavior?
(a) Cutting in on the dance floor.
(b) Kissing in public.
(c) Driving too fast.
(d) Asking for a second date.

3. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” traditional etiquette dominated American manners from the 1930s to when?
(a) The 1960s.
(b) The 1940s.
(c) The 1980s.
(d) The 1950s.

4. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” after returning from World War II, American college men saw their coed women as what?
(a) Wholesome and polite.
(b) Rude and disconnected.
(c) Loving and humble.
(d) Spoiled and selfish.

5. What consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales, stories, tall tales, and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group?
(a) Spiritual laws.
(b) Common decency.
(c) Social norms.
(d) Folk wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to a person's sex drive or desire for sexual activity?

2. The rules of dating were rooted in the idea of man as what, according to the author in the Introduction?

3. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” the centrality of what in dating had important implications?

4. What became a power struggle for freedom, equality, and autonomy according to the author in the Epilogue?

5. What became the symbol of youth culture according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?

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