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

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the 1990s, how many Americans moved?

4. From what language do the terms "macher" and "schmoozer" come from?

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

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