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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to a study by Sampson and Groves, which country found that organizational participation and social ties made a difference in reducing crime levels?

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

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

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?

(see the answer key)

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