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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 18, Safe and Productive Neighborhoods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what year did some estimate that 35 million Americans played bridge?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1958.

2. How many more long distance calls to family and friends would women make than men?
(a) 30-40 percent.
(b) 10-20 percent.
(c) 20-30 percent.
(d) 5-10 percent.

3. In the 1990s, how many Americans moved?
(a) 8 percent.
(b) 32 percent.
(c) 24 percent.
(d) 16 percent.

4. How many Americans moved each year according to Putnam?
(a) 1 in 4.
(b) 2 out of 3.
(c) 1 in 5.
(d) 4 out of 5.

5. Who wrote "The Death and Life of Great American Cities"?
(a) Caroline Phillips.
(b) Rebecca Davis.
(c) Mary Whitcomb.
(d) Jane Jacobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Chicago suburb was closely studied by urbanist William Whyte?

2. Where were groups of working-class housewives most likely to play cards frequently?

3. In the 1950s, how many Americans changed residence each year?

4. Between 1970 and 1998, by how much did the number of full-service restaurants per one hundred thousand population fall?

5. Between 1986-86 and 1998-99, how much of a decline was there in the number of average Americans who made new friends?

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