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

2. During the last three hundred years, what percent of the American population has probably participated in congregations with some regularity?
(a) 15-30 percent.
(b) 10-15 percent.
(c) 20-40 percent.
(d) 35-50 percent.

3. How many members did the bridge club in Chapter 1 have in 1990?
(a) 40-odd.
(b) 25 or so.
(c) 18.
(d) 52.

4. During the 1950s and 1960s, what percent of workers belonged to professional associations and other economic organizations (other than unions)?
(a) 8-10 percent.
(b) 5-7 percent.
(c) 11-15 percent.
(d) 3-4 percent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much more common is philanthropy and volunteering in American than in other countries?

2. By November, 1998, how many members attended a heated contest for the president of the Roanoke, Virginia Chapter of the NAACP?

3. Where was the bridge club located that Putnam mentioned in Chapter 1?

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

5. In 1960, how many American adults graduated from high school?

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