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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Spoiled and selfish.
(b) Rude and disconnected.
(c) Wholesome and polite.
(d) Loving and humble.

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) Marriages.
(c) Divorces.
(d) Separations.

3. The author states that love and what are intertwined in the Introduction?
(a) Justice.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Desire.

4. The controversy that Beth Bailey encountered when she appeared on television in college was really about what?
(a) The Roman Catholic Church.
(b) The transformation of dating.
(c) Homosexuality.
(d) Economic values.

5. The presence of what greatly accelerated the system of dating, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) The bicycle.
(b) The automobile.
(c) The telephone.
(d) Electricity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What constantly portrayed the other sex as commodities, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?

2. What word from Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date” means to make larger?

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

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

5. Ideals of beauty were often set by whom, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What arguments did experts make regarding the public nature of dating, according to the author in the Introduction?

2. What role did money have in American dating when it emerged? How was a date defined at this time, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date"?

3. How does the author describe the system of dating as a public one in the Introduction?

4. The transition to dating as a courtship ritual emerged to accommodate what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating"?

5. How did the importance of female appearance evolve during the twentieth century, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date"?

6. How does the author describe the objectification of the sexes in contemporary society in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date"?

7. What subject did Beth Bailey discuss on a talk show in the 1970s? On what show did she appear?

8. To what demographic does Beth Bailey align the system of dating in the Introduction?

9. Who had the most power and control within the calling system of courtship? How is this role described?

10. How did American men view their coeds on college campuses after returning from World War II?

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