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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 many nonprofit organizations were there per 1,000 inhabitants in Vermont?
(a) 6.7.
(b) 5.8.
(c) 3.6.
(d) 4.3.

2. 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) 7.9 hours.
(c) 9.6 hours.
(d) 8.4 hours.

3. Who sang, "get by with a little help from our friends"?
(a) Beatles.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) Rolling Stones.
(d) Chuck Berry.

4. In 1995 how many Americans volunteered?
(a) 71 million.
(b) 68 million.
(c) 86 million.
(d) 93 million.

5. Between 1976 and 1997, what was the drop in families with children between eight to seventeen who vacationed together?
(a) 49 percent.
(b) 26 percent.
(c) 12 percent.
(d) 38 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. When comparing voting records, how many years had it been since voter turnout was as bad as it was in 1996?

2. How many more long distance calls to family and friends would women make than men?

3. What did sociologists Claude Fischer and Robert Jackson call single-stranded interactions that began to take place in America?

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

5. During what decades did giving in America increase to nearly 50 percent?

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