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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. By what percent did religious adherence grow steadily from 1776 to 1980?

2. In surveys, how many Americans said that they believed in immortality?

3. Between 1986-86 and 1998-99, how much of a decline was there in the number of average Americans who made new friends?

4. In 1996, how many Americans voted in the election between Clinton, Dole, and Perot?

5. What crop needed to be harvested in the quote at the beginning of Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was one of the fastest-growing industries in the 1980s and why?

2. Why did Putnam say that rising mobility wasn't the central reason for civic disengagement?

3. In what group was there seen an increase in volunteering?

4. What were some great social movements that occurred in the last third of the twentieth century?

5. What cards games used to be popular?

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

7. How did America compare with other democracies in the rate of political participation?

8. What did one scholar say about religion and America?

9. What contributed to the decline in religious participation?

10. What activities did women participate in as "machers"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jim Crow laws decimated voter turnout in the South. Discuss the Jim Crow laws and how voting was affected when the laws were in place and when the laws were repealed.

Essay Topic 2

Putnam stated that "bowling alone" represented one of the nation's most serious public health challenges. Discuss why social cohesion is important for good health.

Essay Topic 3

An analogy was used to compare social connectedness to a murder mystery. Discuss what tests or benchmarks needed to be used when considering possible reasons why social connectedness declined.

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