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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, “The Economy of Dating”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, dating was about competition and what in the 1930s?
(a) Religion.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Truthfulness.

2. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” dating was a response of lower classes to the pressures of what?
(a) Rural boredom.
(b) Religious standards.
(c) Urban-industrial America.
(d) Teenage pregnancy.

3. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” after World War II dating was still a way to demonstrate what?
(a) Manners.
(b) Breeding.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Popularity.

4. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship includes many conditions, intentions, and _____________.
(a) Wishes.
(b) Luck.
(c) Fate.
(d) Actions.

5. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” many “factory girls” did not have what?
(a) Mothers.
(b) Siblings.
(c) Room to receive calls.
(d) A strict upbringing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Beth Bailey a senior in college?

2. Who largely controlled the calling system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

3. Who acquired the most power within the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

4. From Front Porch to Back Seat concerns America’s system of courtship principally between what years?

5. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” the most popular students went steady, while others tried to avoid being what?

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