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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The first daters complained about what, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?
(a) The investment of time.
(b) Dating the wrong people.
(c) The cost of courtship.
(d) Parental supervision.

3. The desire for what buttressed the practice of “going steady,” according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
(a) Security.
(b) Companionship.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Friendship.

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

5. According to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating,” dating satisfied a need in a world where few what got married?
(a) Friends.
(b) Acquaintances.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) Relatives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the mid-1920s, what system was used to link women and men?

2. According to the author in the Introduction, studying the practices of the majority can have a positive impact on our understanding of what?

3. 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"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What subject did Beth Bailey discuss on a talk show in the 1970s? On what show did she appear?

2. How did marriage change in the 1950s and 1960s? How was marriage related to consumption?

3. How did the importance of female appearance evolve during the twentieth century, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date"?

4. How did the evolution of focus on female appearance impact consumption in America, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date"?

5. How did those in the upper classes view the dating culture of the lower classes, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

6. What system of courtship dominated the American lifestyle prior to the mid-1920s? How did dating change this system?

7. What role did money have in American dating when it emerged? How was a date defined at this time, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date"?

8. How did competition on the dance floor evolve after World War II?

9. At what settings did the system of dating originate? How did this system spread?

10. How did American men view their coeds on college campuses after returning from World War II?

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