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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. Who wrote "The Death and Life of Great American Cities"?
(a) Rebecca Davis.
(b) Mary Whitcomb.
(c) Caroline Phillips.
(d) Jane Jacobs.

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

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) 34 percent.
(c) 46 percent.
(d) 23 percent.

4. 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?
(a) 30-35.
(b) 10-15.
(c) 40-45.
(d) 20-25.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which state had the least number of murders?

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

5. How many Americans moved each year according to Putnam?

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