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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The rules of dating were rooted in the idea of man as what, according to the author in the Introduction?
(a) Caregiver.
(b) Consumer.
(c) Companion.
(d) Provider.

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

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” the transition to dating appeared as an accommodation to what?
(a) Music.
(b) Modernity.
(c) Religion.
(d) Politics.

4. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” in the 1950s and 1960s, what became highly prized?
(a) The small-footed girl.
(b) The large-breasted girl.
(c) The Native American girl.
(d) The African American girl.

5. What became more fragile as the fifties and sixties progressed, according to the author?
(a) International relations.
(b) Gender identities.
(c) Law and order.
(d) The middle class.

6. 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?
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Feminine.
(c) Passive.
(d) Masculine.

7. The new practice of going steady entirely destroyed what system according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) The courting system.
(b) The dating-rating system.
(c) The marriage system.
(d) The call system.

8. On what television show did Beth Bailey appear on when she was a senior in college?
(a) The Jerry Springer Show.
(b) The Phil Donahue Show.
(c) The Ricki Lake Show.
(d) The Geraldo Rivera Show.

9. In what year was Beth Bailey a senior in college?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1972.

10. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship is the process of what?
(a) Convincing.
(b) Wooing.
(c) Economic exchange.
(d) Loving.

11. What refers to a token indicating future marriage?
(a) Dowry.
(b) Letterman jacket.
(c) Engagement ring.
(d) Medal of honor.

12. What became the basis of the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Men’s attractiveness.
(b) Men’s money.
(c) Women’s beauty.
(d) Women’s intelligence.

13. What was Beth Bailey defending when she appeared on television during her senior year of college?
(a) Polygamy.
(b) Coed dorms.
(c) Homosexuality.
(d) Communal living.

14. The generational battle surrounding going steady boiled down to what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) Religion.
(b) Sex.
(c) Money.
(d) Politics.

15. By the late nineteenth century, a new and coherent social group started to drive American cultural life. This new middle class arose during what period?
(a) The Great Awakening.
(b) The Industrial Revolution.
(c) The Agrarian Era.
(d) The Digital Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1959, nearly half of all women married before what age, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

2. From Front Porch to Back Seat concerns America’s system of courtship principally between what years?

3. How many American men disappeared during World War II, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

4. What became more important as more forms of “upkeep” appeared in contemporary society, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?

5. Who does the author say gentlemen callers left their cards with in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

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