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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. In what states did Philip Hammond survey churchgoers?
(a) Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada.
(b) Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, FLorida.
(c) North Carolina, Massachusetts, Ohio, and California.
(d) Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio.

2. When was the first known use of the term social capital?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1931.

3. In 1996, how many Americans voted in the election between Clinton, Dole, and Perot?
(a) 51.3 percent.
(b) 48.9 percent.
(c) 23.8 percent.
(d) 36.9 percent.

4. How many Americans were in the labor force in 1950?
(a) 32 percent.
(b) 45 percent.
(c) 59 percent.
(d) 28 percent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the late twentieth century, how many workers belonged to unions?

2. Out of every dollar spent for leisure in 1929, how many cents went to club and fraternal dues?

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

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

5. What publication ran an article about the challenge of free time and Americans in 1964?

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