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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,” often competitive success in the dating system was demonstrated where?
(a) The bowling alley.
(b) City parks.
(c) The movie theater.
(d) The dance floor.

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

3. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship was transformed as youth were freed from what?
(a) Adult responsibilities and decisions.
(b) Rules and discipline.
(c) Curfews and chores.
(d) Expectations and supervision.

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

5. According to the author, the norms of American parents were reflective of what?
(a) The norms their children requested.
(b) The norms of their religion.
(c) The norms they wanted as children.
(d) The norms they grew up with.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship is the process of what?

3. According to the author in the Introduction, “love was not so much the province of” what?

4. What did following the proper rules of the calling system indicate, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

5. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” American dating emerged as what became central to courtship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was sexual intimacy criticized as a means of human connection, according to the author in the Introduction?

2. What did Beth Bailey and her fellow discussants state about the transformation of courtship when she appeared on television in the 1970s?

3. What system of courtship dominated the American lifestyle prior to the mid-1920s? How did dating change this system?

4. How did dating change the power distribution of courtship according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

5. At what settings did the system of dating originate? How did this system spread?

6. How did marriage change in the 1950s and 1960s? How was marriage related to consumption?

7. How did the emergence of dating change the values of consumption, according to the author in the Introduction?

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

9. What demographic emerged in the late nineteenth century? What impact did this group have on the systems of courtship?

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

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