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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. During what decades did giving in America increase to nearly 50 percent?
(a) 1944 to 1960.
(b) 1933 to 1951.
(c) 1921 to 1942.
(d) 1960 to 1965.

2. How many Americans moved each year according to Putnam?
(a) 2 out of 3.
(b) 1 in 4.
(c) 1 in 5.
(d) 4 out of 5.

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

4. What percent of the decline of engagement might have been caused by electronic entertainment:
(a) 18.
(b) 34.
(c) 41.
(d) 25.

5. By how much did Greenpeace's membership drop when they stopped using direct-mail solicitation?
(a) 85 percent.
(b) 80 percent.
(c) 75 percent.
(d) 70 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much had states spent on "motor voter" registration?

2. What university studied the changes in personal behavior between 1957 and 1976?

3. Who rode the "antiparty bandwagon" to national prominence in 1992?

4. Who sang, "get by with a little help from our friends"?

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

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