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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. What crop needed to be harvested in the quote at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Soybeans.
(b) Hay.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Corn.

2. In Roper polls in the 1980s and 1990s, how many American reported going out for entertainment?
(a) 2/3.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 1/2.

3. How much did the number of nonprofit organizations of national scope listed in "Encylopedia of Associations" change between 1968 and 1997?
(a) Tripled.
(b) Twice as many.
(c) Doubled.
(d) Four time as many.

4. 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 3/4.
(b) Less than 1/3.
(c) Less than 1/4.
(d) Less than 1/2.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many organizations did Putnam find listed in the "World Alamanc"?

3. In what year were Americans split about fifty-fifty on the issue whether society was as upright morally as it has been in the past?

4. Between 1965 and 1995, how much of a time gain did John Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey report per week for women?

5. When did the membership of community involvement groups plateau?

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