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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. By 1999, what was the average age of those who were members of the American Contract Bridge League?
(a) 71.
(b) 83.
(c) 64.
(d) 58.

2. Between 1976 and 1997, what was the drop in families with children between eight to seventeen who vacationed together?
(a) 49 percent.
(b) 12 percent.
(c) 26 percent.
(d) 38 percent.

3. How many units of blood per one thousand adults was donated in 1997?
(a) 53.
(b) 78.
(c) 62.
(d) 41.

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

5. When was the PTA founded?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1912.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During what decades did giving in America increase to nearly 50 percent?

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

4. When did party finances skyrocket?

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

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