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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. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” American dating emerged as what became central to courtship?
(a) Money.
(b) Manners.
(c) Looks.
(d) Social connections.

2. What became more fragile as the fifties and sixties progressed, according to the author?
(a) The middle class.
(b) International relations.
(c) Gender identities.
(d) Law and order.

3. On what television show did Beth Bailey appear on when she was a senior in college?
(a) The Geraldo Rivera Show.
(b) The Ricki Lake Show.
(c) The Jerry Springer Show.
(d) The Phil Donahue Show.

4. What consists of the processes in the mind that occur automatically and are not available to introspection?
(a) The natural mind.
(b) The unconscious mind.
(c) The psychic mind.
(d) The biological mind.

5. What grew and produced tension between generations in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?
(a) Marriage laws.
(b) New sexual conventions.
(c) Technological advances.
(d) Religious attitudes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a technique used in psychoanalysis which was originally devised by Sigmund Freud out of the hypnotic method of Josef Breuer?

2. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” women were encouraged to make an effort to become more feminine, partly to do what?

3. Bailey notes that dating experience was only presented as a national what in the Introduction?

4. According to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date,” women and men were keen on assessing each other’s what?

5. What word from the book refers to conventional requirements as to social behavior?

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