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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 what year were Americans split about fifty-fifty on the issue whether society was as upright morally as it has been in the past?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1943.

2. Compared to the rest of the population, how much less time did people who spent more time at work have to watch television?
(a) 41 percent.
(b) 17 percent.
(c) 20 percent.
(d) 30 percent.

3. In the 1990s, how many women worked outside the home?
(a) 1 out of 2.
(b) 4 out of 5.
(c) 3 out of 4.
(d) 2 out of 3.

4. How many organizations did Putnam find listed in the "World Alamanc"?
(a) 937.
(b) 1,839.
(c) 2,380.
(d) 584.

5. 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 1/2.
(b) Less than 1/4.
(c) Less than 3/4.
(d) Less than 1/3.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By how much did Greenpeace's membership drop when they stopped using direct-mail solicitation?

3. How many members did the Environmental Defense Fund have in 1995?

4. Who said "80 percent of life is simply showing up"?

5. By 1999, what was the average age of those who were members of the American Contract Bridge League?

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