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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 20, Health and Happiness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1990s, how many Americans moved?
(a) 8 percent.
(b) 16 percent.
(c) 24 percent.
(d) 32 percent.

2. In what pastoral state did attendance at town meetings fall by nearly half between the early 1970s and the late 1990s?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Maine.

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

4. In the last two decades of the twentieth century, by what fraction did unlisted phone numbers grow?
(a) By 1/4.
(b) By 1/2.
(c) By 1/3.
(d) By 2/3.

5. Where in America has there been the most religious disengagement?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) West.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1998, what percent of American adults were married?

2. In 1960, how many American adults graduated from high school?

3. What age group of people was more likely to make telephone calls?

4. In 1996, how many Americans voted in the election between Clinton, Dole, and Perot?

5. What percent of the decline of engagement might have been caused by electronic entertainment:

(see the answer key)

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