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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. In 1999, what percent of Americans owned their own home?
(a) 82.
(b) 67.
(c) 71.
(d) 54.

2. What book by William Julius Wilson written in 1987 did Putnam mention in Chapter 18?
(a) The Truly Disadvantaged.
(b) When Work Disappears.
(c) There Goes the Neighborhood.
(d) More Than Just Race.

3. Between 1970 and 1998, by how much did the number of full-service restaurants per one hundred thousand population fall?
(a) 1/6.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 1/5.
(d) 1/8.

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

5. Which state had the highest rate of murders?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which state had the least number of murders?

2. By 1999, what was the average age of those who were members of the American Contract Bridge League?

3. At the end of the twentieth century, how many Americans said that they definitely ate their evening meal as a family?

4. Of people who expected to move in five years, what percent were less likely to attend church, club meetings, volunteer or work on community projects?

5. In the 1990s, how many Americans moved?

(see the answer key)

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