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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. In one survey, how many more people did regular church attendees report talking with in a day as compared to non-church attendees?
(a) 35 percent.
(b) 30 percent.
(c) 40 percent.
(d) 45 percent.

2. At the end of the twentieth century, how many Americans said that they definitely ate their evening meal as a family?
(a) 23 percent.
(b) 17 percent.
(c) 46 percent.
(d) 34 percent.

3. How many years did the Charity League of Dallas meet every Friday morning?
(a) 62.
(b) 57.
(c) 39.
(d) 46.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of individuals did Jeremy Toole believed received their social connections from the workplace?

2. In Roper polls in the 1980s and 1990s, how many American reported going out for entertainment?

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

4. How many members belonged to the American Medical Association in 1995?

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

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