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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what states did Philip Hammond survey churchgoers?
(a) Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio.
(b) Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada.
(c) Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, FLorida.
(d) North Carolina, Massachusetts, Ohio, and California.

2. What percent of individuals did Jeremy Toole believed received their social connections from the workplace?
(a) 80 percent.
(b) 60 percent.
(c) 90 percent.
(d) 70 percent.

3. In the 1950s, how many Americans changed residence each year?
(a) 20 percent.
(b) 30 percent.
(c) 15 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

4. By the end of the twentieth century, how many Americans were in the labor force?
(a) 58 percent.
(b) 73 percent.
(c) 67 percent.
(d) 49 percent.

5. What was the one democracy that had a lower voter turnout than the United States?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Britain.
(c) Canada.
(d) Germany.

6. 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 1/2.
(b) Less than 1/3.
(c) Less than 1/4.
(d) Less than 3/4.

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

8. Where was the bridge club located that Putnam mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) Glenn Valley, Pennsylvania.
(b) Thornton, Colorado.
(c) Hastings, Michigan.
(d) Marshalltown, Iowa.

9. When were members playing regularly in the bridge club Putnam mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1984.

10. Where were groups of working-class housewives most likely to play cards frequently?
(a) West coast.
(b) East coast.
(c) Great Plains.
(d) Rockies.

11. In 1998, how many American adults had college degrees?
(a) 37 percent.
(b) 48 percent.
(c) 18 percent.
(d) 24 percent.

12. Out of every dollar spent for leisure in 1929, how many cents went to club and fraternal dues?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

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

15. In 1999, what percent of Americans owned their own home?
(a) 67.
(b) 54.
(c) 82.
(d) 71.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did party finances skyrocket?

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

3. When was the PTA founded?

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

5. When did the membership of community involvement groups plateau?

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