View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Going steady stopped being a guaranteed path to what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) Financial success.
(b) Having children.
(c) Enlightenment.
(d) Marriage.

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

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” dating satisfied a need in a world where few what got married?
(a) Relatives.
(b) Friends.
(c) Acquaintances.
(d) Neighbors.

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

5. 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 Digital Revolution.
(b) The Industrial Revolution.
(c) The Great Awakening.
(d) The Agrarian Era.

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

7. 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) A coat.
(b) High heels.
(c) A hat.
(d) Gold jewelry.

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

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

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

11. In the book’s Introduction, Beth Bailey argues that the results of the sexual revolution have not been uniformly what?
(a) Political.
(b) Radical.
(c) Positive.
(d) Negative.

12. What term referred to a long-term partner in the dating system?
(a) Lover.
(b) Ball and chain.
(c) Steady.
(d) Connection.

13. By what year did the word “date” enter the vocabulary of the middle class, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1910.

14. The system of dating started in what community in the 1920s and quickly spread, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) The business community.
(b) The religious community.
(c) The bowling community.
(d) The college community.

15. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” women and men were keen on assessing each other’s what?
(a) Moral compass.
(b) Monetary wealth.
(c) Reputational worth.
(d) Life experiences.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in the Introduction, convention does not determine action but it structures what?

2. What courtship events does the author describe in colleges in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?

3. On what television show did Beth Bailey appear on when she was a senior in college?

4. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” America's culture of consumption sees paired acts as opportunities for what?

5. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship includes many conditions, intentions, and _____________.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 518 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample