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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 4, Religious Participation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sociologist Wade Clark Roof estimated that 2/3 of all boomers reared in religious traditions dropped out. How many returned to religion?
(a) Less than 1/4.
(b) Less than 1/3.
(c) Less than 1/2.
(d) Less than 1/5.

2. By how much did Greenpeace's membership drop when they stopped using direct-mail solicitation?
(a) 70 percent.
(b) 80 percent.
(c) 85 percent.
(d) 75 percent.

3. What university studied the changes in personal behavior between 1957 and 1976?
(a) University of Michigan.
(b) University of Illinois.
(c) University of Indiana.
(d) University of Colorado.

4. In what state did the KKK want to "adopt a highway"?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Florida.

5. When do most scholars agree that church membership was most likely at an all-time high?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1960s.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what period of time had the character of Americans' involvement with politics and government been transformed?

2. How much had states spent on "motor voter" registration?

3. How much did the number of nonprofit organizations of national scope listed in "Encylopedia of Associations" change between 1968 and 1997?

4. When was the last year of the baby boom generation?

5. How many years did the Charity League of Dallas meet every Friday morning?

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