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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. In 1966, what percent of Americans rejected the view that "the people running the country don't really care what happens to you"?
(a) 82.
(b) 56.
(c) 66.
(d) 73.

2. In one survey, how many more people did regular church attendees report talking with in a day as compared to non-church attendees?
(a) 30 percent.
(b) 40 percent.
(c) 45 percent.
(d) 35 percent.

3. For how many years did the Vassar alumnae of Washington, D.C., have an annual book sale?
(a) 64.
(b) 38.
(c) 47.
(d) 51.

4. By what year did it become a struggle for VFW Post 2378 in Berwyn, Illinois, to pay taxes on the post hall?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1968.

5. What nineteenth century Frenchman did Putnam say was frequently quoted by social scientists?
(a) Jean-Claude Faveyrial.
(b) Alexis de Tocqueville.
(c) Paul Allard.
(d) Jean-Pierre Azema.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. By November, 1998, how many members attended a heated contest for the president of the Roanoke, Virginia Chapter of the NAACP?

4. Who wrote in 1959 that "the ratio of political activists to the general population, and even the ratio of male activists to the male population, has generally increased over the past fifty years"?

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

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