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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 14, From Generation to Generation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1985, of the 205 national citizens groups in existence, how many had chapters to which individual members belonged and paid dues?
(a) Less than 1/4.
(b) Less than 3/4.
(c) Less than 1/3.
(d) Less than 1/2.

2. By the time the average baby boomer reached age 16, how many hours of television had he watched?
(a) 5,000 to 6,000 hours.
(b) 12,000 to 15,000 hours.
(c) 25,000 hours.
(d) 20,000 hours.

3. Between 1986-86 and 1998-99, how much of a decline was there in the number of average Americans who made new friends?
(a) 1/3.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 1/5.

4. 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) 87 percent.
(d) 79 percent.

5. Between 1976 and 1997, what was the drop in families with children between eight to seventeen who vacationed together?
(a) 38 percent.
(b) 12 percent.
(c) 26 percent.
(d) 49 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of AARP's members belonged to local chapters?

2. What age group of people was more likely to make telephone calls?

3. For men in the years between 1965 and 1995, how much more time did they have for leisure activities per week?

4. How much did the number of nonprofit organizations of national scope listed in "Encylopedia of Associations" change between 1968 and 1997?

5. How many civic associations were members of the generation born in the 1920s liable to belong to compared to the generation born in the late 1960s?

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