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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 16, Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what period of time had the character of Americans' involvement with politics and government been transformed?
(a) Last 2 decades of the twentieth century.
(b) 1950s.
(c) Last 3 decades of the twentieth century.
(d) 1970s.

2. How many members belonged to the American Medical Association in 1995?
(a) 189,641.
(b) 296,637.
(c) 428,915.
(d) 312,549.

3. Where was a close-knit Jewish neighborhood that celebrated Purim by visits and bringing gifts of fruit and pastries?
(a) Maine.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Massachusetts.

4. Compared to the rest of the population, how much less time did people who spent more time at work have to watch television?
(a) 17 percent.
(b) 30 percent.
(c) 20 percent.
(d) 41 percent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1992, how many work places had "quality circles"?

2. When was Charles Tilly born?

3. What percent of the decline of engagement might have been caused by electronic entertainment:

4. How many civic associations were members of the generation born in the 1920s liable to belong to compared to the generation born in the late 1960s?

5. For how many years did the Vassar alumnae of Washington, D.C., have an annual book sale?

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