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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. How much did the number of nonprofit organizations of national scope listed in "Encylopedia of Associations" change between 1968 and 1997?
(a) Four time as many.
(b) Doubled.
(c) Twice as many.
(d) Tripled.

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

3. On average, how many times did Americans who regularly attended both church and clubs volunteer?
(a) 23.
(b) 9.
(c) 17.
(d) 31.

4. How many units of blood per one thousand adults was donated in 1997?
(a) 62.
(b) 78.
(c) 53.
(d) 41.

5. How many more long distance calls to family and friends would women make than men?
(a) 20-30 percent.
(b) 10-20 percent.
(c) 5-10 percent.
(d) 30-40 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what percent was social trust in Mississippi?

2. Researchers at what university discovered that people with more diverse social ties got fewer colds?

3. During what period of time had the character of Americans' involvement with politics and government been transformed?

4. In 1998, how many American adults had college degrees?

5. Out of every dollar spent for leisure in 1929, how many cents went to club and fraternal dues?

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