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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. What did diverse surveys indicate about the number of people who obtained jobs through a friend or relative?
(a) 3/4.
(b) About 1/3.
(c) About 1/2.
(d) 2/3.

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

3. How many Korean business owners used debt financing to start their enterprises?
(a) 50 percent.
(b) 70 percent.
(c) 40 percent.
(d) 60 percent.

4. In the 1950s, how many Americans changed residence each year?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 15 percent.
(c) 20 percent.
(d) 30 percent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men born in the 1920s served in the military?

2. In 1960, how many voting-age Americans went to the polls to choose between Kennedy and Nixon?

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

4. In the 1940s, how likely was it that a deck of playing cards would be found in American homes?

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

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