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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1956, what percent of white Americans believed that whites and blacks should attend separate schools?
(a) 55.
(b) 45.
(c) 50.
(d) 40.

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

3. In 1998, what percent of American adults were married?
(a) 61.
(b) 45.
(c) 37.
(d) 56.

4. How long had studies been conducted that showed that small schools tended to outperform large schools?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 50.

5. What state ranked 9th in the nation in terms of SAT scores, achievement tests, and dropout rates?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Colorado.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was it first written that "To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heaven"?

2. What proportion of American workers reported some flexibility in their work schedules in 1997?

3. When was "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" written?

4. When did the government put in place slum clearance policies?

5. What book by William Julius Wilson written in 1987 did Putnam mention in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did smaller schools encourage more active involvement in extracurricular activity?

2. What is generally accepted as the most reliable index of the incidence of crime?

3. What did the most systematic study of civic skills in contemporary America suggest?

4. How does social capital affect child abuse rates?

5. What were some inventions that transformed American life after 1870?

6. How did commentators like Michael Schudson and Alan Wolfe view the change in social capital from the 1950s to the 1960s?

7. What did teachers report in areas where civic engagement in community affairs in general was high?

8. Why did circumstantial evidence suggest that big government caused civic disengagement?

9. Materially, how did the standard of living improve in the United States during the 50 years after the Civil War?

10. What was discovered about social capital and how people coped with life?

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