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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, “The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before the mid-1920s, what system was used to link women and men?
(a) Praying.
(b) Calling.
(c) Arranged marriage.
(d) Yelling.

2. The fact that men paid for dates was thought to imply that women owed them what, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Money.
(b) Allegiance.
(c) A dowry.
(d) Sexual favors.

3. Who largely controlled the calling system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) The woman.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The man.
(d) The priest.

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

5. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” gender identities had to be acquired and demonstrated and etiquette became what that governed courtship rituals?
(a) A complex code.
(b) A politically regulated code.
(c) A simple code.
(d) A church-regulated code.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were blamed for the breakdown in gender identity, according to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity”?

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. What refers to a token indicating future marriage?

4. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” in the new media literature, masculinity was associated with what?

5. What became more fragile as the fifties and sixties progressed, according to the author?

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