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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Chapter 7, Altruism, Volunteering, and Philanthropy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many members did the Environmental Defense Fund have in 1995?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 400,000.

2. When did the membership of community involvement groups plateau?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1957.

3. Where in America has there been the most religious disengagement?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) South.

4. In 1985, of the 205 national citizens groups in existence, how many had chapters to which individual members belonged and paid dues?
(a) Less than 1/3.
(b) Less than 3/4.
(c) Less than 1/4.
(d) Less than 1/2.

5. When comparing voting records, how many years had it been since voter turnout was as bad as it was in 1996?
(a) 98.
(b) 65.
(c) 15.
(d) 164.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By the 1990s, what percent of Americans identified themselves as having "no religion"?

3. By what year did some estimate that 35 million Americans played bridge?

4. For how long did the Jim Crow laws depress voting rates?

5. During what decades did giving in America increase to nearly 50 percent?

(see the answer key)

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