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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members did the Environmental Defense Fund have in 1995?

2. By how much did Greenpeace's membership drop when they stopped using direct-mail solicitation?

3. How many Americans moved each year according to Putnam?

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

5. In 1985, of the 205 national citizens groups in existence, how many had chapters to which individual members belonged and paid dues?

Short Essay Questions

1. What warning did "Life" magazine give in an article in February, 1964?

2. Why would being too busy be an obvious reason for the tendency to drop out of community affairs?

3. What contributed to the decline in religious participation?

4. What is reciprocity?

5. How did the amount of money that Americans spent on dues relate to the priority they placed on organizational involvement?

6. How were self-help groups different from civic groups?

7. What happened to the Little Rock, Arkansas Sertoma Club?

8. What was the mystery about the erosion of social capital?

9. What were some organizational affiliations that Americans have had since the 1950s?

10. What analogy did Putnam use to show how frequent moves disrupt civic engagement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There was a debate in the book regarding trends in religious behavior. Argue whether society was increasingly becoming secularized in the twentieth century or not.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the decline of unions and the reasons why union membership declined in the twentieth century.

Essay Topic 3

Some generations were introduced to television as adults, and some generations grew up with television. Discuss television viewing and how viewing television is different among different generations.

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