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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. How many more long distance calls to family and friends would women make than men?
(a) 10-20 percent.
(b) 5-10 percent.
(c) 30-40 percent.
(d) 20-30 percent.

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

3. At the end of the twentieth century, how many Americans said that they definitely ate their evening meal as a family?
(a) 17 percent.
(b) 23 percent.
(c) 46 percent.
(d) 34 percent.

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

5. What book by William Julius Wilson written in 1987 did Putnam mention in Chapter 18?
(a) There Goes the Neighborhood.
(b) The Truly Disadvantaged.
(c) More Than Just Race.
(d) When Work Disappears.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Death and Life of Great American Cities"?

2. In the 1940s, how likely was it that a deck of playing cards would be found in American homes?

3. Where were groups of working-class housewives most likely to play cards frequently?

4. Which state had the highest rate of murders?

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

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