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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) Jean-Pierre Azema.
(b) Jean-Claude Faveyrial.
(c) Paul Allard.
(d) Alexis de Tocqueville.

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) 30 percent.
(b) 17 percent.
(c) 20 percent.
(d) 41 percent.

3. From what language do the terms "macher" and "schmoozer" come from?
(a) Russian.
(b) German.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Yiddish.

4. Between 1965 and 1995, how much of a time gain did John Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey report per week for women?
(a) 7.1 hours.
(b) 6.2 hours.
(c) 8.3 hours.
(d) 5.4 hours.

5. For men in the years between 1965 and 1995, how much more time did they have for leisure activities per week?
(a) 9.6 hours.
(b) 10.2 hours.
(c) 7.9 hours.
(d) 8.4 hours.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How much higher were crime rates in cities than in small towns or rural areas?

4. In the last two decades of the twentieth century, by what fraction did unlisted phone numbers grow?

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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