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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bailey notes that dating experience was only presented as a national what in the Introduction?
(a) Sport.
(b) Pastime.
(c) Institution.
(d) Phenomenon.

2. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” a date meant what?
(a) The boy pays for the girl.
(b) The boy drives.
(c) The girl pays.
(d) The father chaperones.

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) Disagreements.
(b) Mutual gain.
(c) New experiences.
(d) Lasting friendship.

4. After World War II, what became a common practice according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) Premarital sex.
(b) Going steady.
(c) Staying single.
(d) Getting divorced.

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

6. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” youth came to define themselves in terms of their what?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Physical strength.
(c) Musical taste.
(d) Intelligence.

7. What system of courtship involved suitors getting to know family members, associating with communities, and linking families together?
(a) The dating system.
(b) The call system.
(c) The petting system.
(d) The arranged marriage system.

8. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” dating satisfied a need in a world where few women had what?
(a) Free time.
(b) Parlors.
(c) Money.
(d) Cars.

9. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” dating became a system of what?
(a) Sexism.
(b) Cultural growth.
(c) Economic exchange.
(d) Selfishness.

10. Ideals of beauty were often set by whom, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?
(a) Returning veterans.
(b) Movie stars.
(c) Political office holders.
(d) Sports heroes.

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

12. What “special dates” incurred great cost, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?
(a) Square dances.
(b) Graduations.
(c) Proms.
(d) Fairs.

13. The protocol for going steady was strict and often involved what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) The church’s blessing.
(b) Life and death experiences.
(c) Written vows.
(d) A visible token.

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

15. Going steady threatened parents who believed in what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) Waiting to get married.
(b) Marrying early.
(c) Marrying inside one’s religion.
(d) Not marrying out of state.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What refers to a token indicating future marriage?

5. 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?

(see the answer keys)

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