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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Chapter 7, Altruism, Volunteering, and Philanthropy.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the 1940s, how likely was it that a deck of playing cards would be found in American homes?
(a) 87 percent.
(b) 93 percent.
(c) 79 percent.
(d) 61 percent.

3. When did party finances skyrocket?
(a) 1960s and 1970s.
(b) 1940s and 1950s.
(c) 1970s and 1980s.
(d) 1980s and 1990s.

4. What was the one democracy that had a lower voter turnout than the United States?
(a) Canada.
(b) Britain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Switzerland.

5. During what period of time had the character of Americans' involvement with politics and government been transformed?
(a) Last 2 decades of the twentieth century.
(b) Last 3 decades of the twentieth century.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1970s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between 1986-86 and 1998-99, how much of a decline was there in the number of average Americans who made new friends?

2. How much was spent on Presidential election campaigns in 1965?

3. In Roper polls in the 1980s and 1990s, how many American reported going out for entertainment?

4. How much more common is philanthropy and volunteering in American than in other countries?

5. When was the last year of the baby boom generation?

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