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

2. What Chicago suburb was closely studied by urbanist William Whyte?
(a) Aurora.
(b) Wonder Lake.
(c) Round Lake Beach.
(d) Park Forest.

3. Which state had the least number of murders?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Washington.
(c) North Dakota.
(d) North Carolina.

4. In 1999, what percent of Americans owned their own home?
(a) 67.
(b) 82.
(c) 54.
(d) 71.

5. Where were groups of working-class housewives most likely to play cards frequently?
(a) Rockies.
(b) East coast.
(c) West coast.
(d) Great Plains.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which state had the highest rate of murders?

2. Between 1986-86 and 1998-99, how much of a decline was there in the number of average Americans who made new friends?

3. At the end of the twentieth century, how many Americans said that they definitely ate their evening meal as a family?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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