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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. How many members did the bridge club in Chapter 1 have in 1990?
(a) 52.
(b) 25 or so.
(c) 18.
(d) 40-odd.

2. When did the membership of community involvement groups plateau?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1963.

3. Where was the bridge club located that Putnam mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) Thornton, Colorado.
(b) Hastings, Michigan.
(c) Glenn Valley, Pennsylvania.
(d) Marshalltown, Iowa.

4. When was the last year of the baby boom generation?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1961.

5. How much was spent on Presidential election campaigns in 1965?
(a) $41 million.
(b) $35 million.
(c) $28 million.
(d) $18 million.

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. How much did the number of nonprofit organizations of national scope listed in "Encylopedia of Associations" change between 1968 and 1997?

3. When was the Roanoke, Virginia Chapter of the NAACP established?

4. By how much did Greenpeace's membership drop when they stopped using direct-mail solicitation?

5. In what state did the KKK want to "adopt a highway"?

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