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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 6, Informal Social Connections.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between 1986-86 and 1998-99, how much of a decline was there in the number of average Americans who made new friends?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/5.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 1/3.

2. During the 1950s and 1960s, what percent of workers belonged to professional associations and other economic organizations (other than unions)?
(a) 5-7 percent.
(b) 8-10 percent.
(c) 3-4 percent.
(d) 11-15 percent.

3. 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) 1968.
(d) 1987.

4. How much had states spent on "motor voter" registration?
(a) $45 million.
(b) $58 million.
(c) $79 million.
(d) $100 million.

5. What university studied the changes in personal behavior between 1957 and 1976?
(a) University of Colorado.
(b) University of Illinois.
(c) University of Indiana.
(d) University of Michigan.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the last three hundred years, what percent of the American population has probably participated in congregations with some regularity?

2. From what language do the terms "macher" and "schmoozer" come from?

3. 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?

4. By what year did some estimate that 35 million Americans played bridge?

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

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