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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What constantly portrayed the other sex as commodities, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?
(a) The media.
(b) Schools.
(c) The government.
(d) The church.

2. What term referred to a long-term partner in the dating system?
(a) Lover.
(b) Connection.
(c) Steady.
(d) Ball and chain.

3. After World War II, what became a common practice according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) Staying single.
(b) Getting divorced.
(c) Going steady.
(d) Premarital sex.

4. According to the author in the Introduction, the new system of courtship prized competition among potential mates and promoted what?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Morality.
(d) Lying.

5. What refers to a token indicating future marriage?
(a) Engagement ring.
(b) Dowry.
(c) Letterman jacket.
(d) Medal of honor.

6. According to the author in the Introduction, convention does not determine action but it structures what?
(a) Expectations.
(b) Exceptions.
(c) Extremes.
(d) Experience.

7. Who acquired the most power within the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Men.
(b) Women.
(c) Friends.
(d) Parents.

8. The author states that love and what are intertwined in the Introduction?
(a) Desire.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Justice.

9. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship was transformed as youth were freed from what?
(a) Rules and discipline.
(b) Expectations and supervision.
(c) Adult responsibilities and decisions.
(d) Curfews and chores.

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

11. Going steady stopped being a guaranteed path to what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Enlightenment.
(c) Having children.
(d) Financial success.

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

13. Going steady threatened parents who believed in what, according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) Not marrying out of state.
(b) Marrying inside one’s religion.
(c) Marrying early.
(d) Waiting to get married.

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

15. What courtship events does the author describe in colleges in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?
(a) Football games.
(b) Dances.
(c) Graduations.
(d) Exams.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Beth Bailey look to rather than conventions?

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

4. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” dating was a response of lower classes to the pressures of what?

5. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” women who took the initiative in the dating system were thought to be what?

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