1. Between 1970 and 1998, by how much did the number of full-service restaurants per one hundred thousand population fall?
(a) 1/8.
(b) 1/5.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 1/6.

2. When was "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" written?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1973.

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

4. In Roper polls in the 1980s and 1990s, how many American reported going out for entertainment?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 1/4.

5. In the 1950s, how many Americans changed residence each year?
(a) 30 percent.
(b) 15 percent.
(c) 20 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of people who expected to move in five years, what percent were less likely to attend church, club meetings, volunteer or work on community projects?

2. Between 1976 and 1997, what was the drop in families with children between eight to seventeen who vacationed together?

3. Which state had the highest rate of murders?

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

5. By what year did some estimate that 35 million Americans played bridge?

(see the answer key)

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