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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, “The Worth of a Date”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the author say gentlemen callers left their cards with in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) The maid.
(b) The brother.
(c) The father.
(d) The mother.

2. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” dating satisfied a need in a world where few women had what?
(a) Free time.
(b) Money.
(c) Parlors.
(d) Cars.

3. Beth Bailey notes that what word is rarely discussed in the book in her Introduction?
(a) Sex.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Love.
(d) Commitment.

4. What word from Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date” means to make larger?
(a) Illuminate.
(b) Transform.
(c) Fortify.
(d) Augment.

5. What system of courtship involved suitors getting to know family members, associating with communities, and linking families together?
(a) The dating system.
(b) The petting system.
(c) The arranged marriage system.
(d) The call system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What became the basis of the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

2. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” individuals could start “going steady” at what age following World War II?

3. What became more important as more forms of “upkeep” appeared in contemporary society, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?

4. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” American public culture since the 1920s reiterated that women should compete for men by doing what?

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

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