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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 nineteenth century Frenchman did Putnam say was frequently quoted by social scientists?
(a) Paul Allard.
(b) Jean-Pierre Azema.
(c) Jean-Claude Faveyrial.
(d) Alexis de Tocqueville.

2. In 1998, how many people believed that people lived as honestly and morally as they used to?
(a) Between 15 and 20 percent.
(b) Between 5 and 10 percent.
(c) Between 25 and 35 percent.
(d) Between 20 and 30 percent.

3. Out of every dollar spent for leisure in 1929, how many cents went to club and fraternal dues?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

4. When was Charles Tilly born?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1928.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Between 1970 and 1998, by how much did the number of full-service restaurants per one hundred thousand population fall?

2. When was the PTA founded?

3. How many men born in the 1920s served in the military?

4. When did Bill Clinton become president?

5. In the late twentieth century, how many more times would an American send a greeting card to a friend than a letter to the editor?

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