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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Chapter 9, Against the Tide? Small Groups, Social Movements, and the Net.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between 1970 and 1998, by how much did the number of full-service restaurants per one hundred thousand population fall?
(a) 1/4.
(b) 1/8.
(c) 1/5.
(d) 1/6.

2. From what language do the terms "macher" and "schmoozer" come from?
(a) German.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) Russian.
(d) Dutch.

3. How much more common is philanthropy and volunteering in American than in other countries?
(a) 1/2.
(b) Twice as common.
(c) Three times as common.
(d) 1/4.

4. In what state did the KKK want to "adopt a highway"?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Florida.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Mississippi.

5. Sociologist Wade Clark Roof estimated that 2/3 of all boomers reared in religious traditions dropped out. How many returned to religion?
(a) Less than 1/2.
(b) Less than 1/3.
(c) Less than 1/5.
(d) Less than 1/4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What university studied the changes in personal behavior between 1957 and 1976?

2. In Chapter 5, what percent of corporate executives said that they encourage their employees to become involved in community service?

3. When was there a strike by air traffic controllers?

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

5. In Gallup Polls in the 1990s, how many workers said they enjoyed work hours more than hours when they were not at work?

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