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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1870, how many miles were there in the nationwide rail network?
(a) 71,000.
(b) 53,000.
(c) 46,000.
(d) 62,000.

2. What was North Carolina's rank in the nation in terms of SAT scores, achievement tests, and dropout rates?
(a) 37.
(b) 26.
(c) 52.
(d) 41.

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

4. When did divorce rates accelerate?
(a) 1970s to mid-1980s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1960s to mid-1970s.
(d) 1980s.

5. What Nobel Prize winning economist believed that every commercial transaction carried with it an element of trust?
(a) Thomas Robert Malthus.
(b) Milton Friedman.
(c) Kenneth Arrow.
(d) John Maynard Keynes.

6. When was the Great Awakening?
(a) 1640-1670.
(b) 1900-1920.
(c) 1812-1830.
(d) 1730-1760.

7. At one time, whom did they want to rename the LAX airport after?
(a) Jimmy Stewart.
(b) James Cagney.
(c) Clint Eastwood.
(d) Bing Crosby.

8. What city launched a path-breaking education reform in the late 1980s that had parent participation as a cornerstone?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Detroit.

9. What American President proposed that "counties be divided into wards of such size that every citizen can attend, when called on, and act in person"?
(a) George Washington.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) James Monroe.

10. By the time the average baby boomer reached age 16, how many hours of television had he watched?
(a) 5,000 to 6,000 hours.
(b) 20,000 hours.
(c) 25,000 hours.
(d) 12,000 to 15,000 hours.

11. According to a study by Sampson and Groves, which country found that organizational participation and social ties made a difference in reducing crime levels?
(a) United States.
(b) Britain.
(c) Spain.
(d) Sweden.

12. In 1959, how many American homes had television?
(a) 80 percent.
(b) 90 percent.
(c) 75 percent.
(d) 85 percent.

13. In what pastoral state did attendance at town meetings fall by nearly half between the early 1970s and the late 1990s?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Maine.
(d) Vermont.

14. What happened to disrupt social capital in the inner city of Indianapolis, Indiana, in the 1960s?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Slum revitalization laws.
(c) Rise of gangs.
(d) Interstate 65.

15. When was the Progressive Era?
(a) 1915-1920.
(b) 1905-1910.
(c) 1900-1930.
(d) 1900-1915.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mark Granovetter document the fact that casual acquaintances can be more important assets than close friends and family when looking for a job?

2. When did Bill Clinton become president?

3. 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?

4. In what state was tax evasion the highest?

5. Until 1870, how many inventions had been recognized by the U.S. Patent Office?

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