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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. When was Charles Tilly born?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1913.

2. What Agatha Christie book did Putnam mention in Chapter 10?
(a) A Murder is Announced.
(b) Murder on the Orient Express.
(c) Ordeal by Innocence.
(d) The Moving Finger.

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

4. In 1997, what percent of college freshmen indicated no religious preference?
(a) 28.
(b) 14.
(c) 37.
(d) 9.

5. By 1999, what was the average age of those who were members of the American Contract Bridge League?
(a) 71.
(b) 64.
(c) 58.
(d) 83.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sociologist Wade Clark Roof estimated that 2/3 of all boomers reared in religious traditions dropped out. How many returned to religion?

2. When do most scholars agree that church membership was most likely at an all-time high?

3. Where in America has there been the most religious disengagement?

4. In the late twentieth century, how many more times would an American send a greeting card to a friend than a letter to the editor?

5. When did Mark Granovetter document the fact that casual acquaintances can be more important assets than close friends and family when looking for a job?

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