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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 18, Safe and Productive Neighborhoods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between 1986-86 and 1998-99, how much of a decline was there in the number of average Americans who made new friends?
(a) 1/5.
(b) 1/2.
(c) 1/3.
(d) 1/4.

2. By 1999, what was the average age of those who were members of the American Contract Bridge League?
(a) 58.
(b) 64.
(c) 83.
(d) 71.

3. In the 1940s, how likely was it that a deck of playing cards would be found in American homes?
(a) 87 percent.
(b) 61 percent.
(c) 93 percent.
(d) 79 percent.

4. 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) Spain.
(c) Britain.
(d) Sweden.

5. By what year did some estimate that 35 million Americans played bridge?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1943.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between 1970 and 1998, by how much did the number of full-service restaurants per one hundred thousand population fall?

2. In the 1950s, how many Americans changed residence each year?

3. Which state had the least number of murders?

4. In 1999, what percent of Americans owned their own home?

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

(see the answer key)

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