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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. How much did the number of nonprofit organizations of national scope listed in "Encylopedia of Associations" change between 1968 and 1997?
(a) Twice as many.
(b) Four time as many.
(c) Tripled.
(d) Doubled.

2. What percent of the decline of engagement might have been caused by electronic entertainment:
(a) 18.
(b) 41.
(c) 34.
(d) 25.

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

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 1/2.
(c) Less than 1/4.
(d) Less than 3/4.

5. How many more hours did married couples average in a work week in 1998 than they did in 1969?
(a) 11.
(b) 14.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the last two decades of the twentieth century, by what fraction did unlisted phone numbers grow?

2. Between the 1970s and 1990s, by what percent did church attendance fall among people under sixty?

3. When was the first known use of the term social capital?

4. How long had an informal literary group in Fayetteville, Arkansas, met twice a month?

5. In Chapter 5, what percent of corporate executives said that they encourage their employees to become involved in community service?

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