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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 11, Pressures of Time and Money.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Compared to the rest of the population, how much less time did people who spent more time at work have to watch television?
(a) 20 percent.
(b) 30 percent.
(c) 41 percent.
(d) 17 percent.

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

4. How much had states spent on "motor voter" registration?
(a) $58 million.
(b) $100 million.
(c) $45 million.
(d) $79 million.

5. For men in the years between 1965 and 1995, how much more time did they have for leisure activities per week?
(a) 8.4 hours.
(b) 9.6 hours.
(c) 10.2 hours.
(d) 7.9 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many more long distance calls to family and friends would women make than men?

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

3. For how many years did the Vassar alumnae of Washington, D.C., have an annual book sale?

4. By November, 1998, how many members attended a heated contest for the president of the Roanoke, Virginia Chapter of the NAACP?

5. How much higher were crime rates in cities than in small towns or rural areas?

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