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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, “Sex Control”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Allegiance.
(b) Sexual favors.
(c) A dowry.
(d) Money.

2. According to the author in the Introduction, “love was not so much the province of” what?
(a) Convention.
(b) Economy.
(c) Justice.
(d) Religion.

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” individuals could start “going steady” at what age following World War II?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 17.

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

5. The system of dating and sex made who the controllers of sex as they had to enforce sexual limits, according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control”?
(a) Police.
(b) Women.
(c) Parents.
(d) Men.

Short Answer Questions

1. An incredibly high rate of what appeared after World War II, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?

2. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” after World War II dating was still a way to demonstrate what?

3. The average marriage age did what after World War II?

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

5. What system of courtship involved suitors getting to know family members, associating with communities, and linking families together?

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