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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 4, Religious Participation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what percent did religious adherence grow steadily from 1776 to 1980?
(a) 71.
(b) 62.
(c) 59.
(d) 48.

2. When were members playing regularly in the bridge club Putnam mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1979.

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

4. Between the 1970s and 1990s, by what percent did church attendance fall among people under sixty?
(a) 5-10.
(b) 10-20.
(c) 30-35.
(d) 25-30.

5. In 1960, how many voting-age Americans went to the polls to choose between Kennedy and Nixon?
(a) 62.8 percent.
(b) 48.3 percent.
(c) 72.6 percent.
(d) 59.1 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1985, of the 205 national citizens groups in existence, how many had chapters to which individual members belonged and paid dues?

2. In 1966, what percent of Americans rejected the view that "the people running the country don't really care what happens to you"?

3. How many years did the Charity League of Dallas meet every Friday morning?

4. In surveys, how many Americans said that they believed in immortality?

5. In 1997, what percent of college freshmen indicated no religious preference?

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