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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 the end of the twentieth century, how many Americans were in the labor force?
(a) 58 percent.
(b) 73 percent.
(c) 67 percent.
(d) 49 percent.

2. How many of the small groups that Americans participated in were Sunday school classes, prayer fellowships, Bible study groups, and other church-related groups?
(a) Roughly half.
(b) 1/4.
(c) Approximately one-third.
(d) 1/10.

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

4. During what time was there explosive growth in union membership?
(a) During the New Deal.
(b) After World War II.
(c) During the Cold War.
(d) During the Depression.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did the Charity League of Dallas meet every Friday morning?

2. When do most scholars agree that church membership was most likely at an all-time high?

3. Between 1986-86 and 1998-99, how much of a decline was there in the number of average Americans who made new friends?

4. How many of AARP's members belonged to local chapters?

5. On average, how many times did Americans who regularly attended both church and clubs volunteer?

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