1. At the end of the twentieth century, how many Americans said that they definitely ate their evening meal as a family?
(a) 17 percent.
(b) 46 percent.
(c) 23 percent.
(d) 34 percent.

2. At one time, whom did they want to rename the LAX airport after?
(a) Jimmy Stewart.
(b) Clint Eastwood.
(c) Bing Crosby.
(d) James Cagney.

3. How many men born in the 1920s served in the military?
(a) 75 percent.
(b) 85 percent.
(c) 80 percent.
(d) 70 percent.

4. Who rode the "antiparty bandwagon" to national prominence in 1992?
(a) Denny Lane.
(b) Ross Perot.
(c) Howard Dean.
(d) Pat Buchanan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much would an individual's chances of poor health increase if he moved from a state with a wealth of social capital to a state with little social capital?

2. What was the one democracy that had a lower voter turnout than the United States?

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

4. What book by William Julius Wilson written in 1987 did Putnam mention in Chapter 18?

5. In 1999, what percent of Americans owned their own home?

(see the answer key)

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