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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. In 1985, of the 205 national citizens groups in existence, how many had chapters to which individual members belonged and paid dues?
(a) Less than 3/4.
(b) Less than 1/4.
(c) Less than 1/3.
(d) Less than 1/2.

2. Of the 28,000 National Audubon Society members in Texas, how many were active members?
(a) 15 percent.
(b) 3-4 percent.
(c) 7-8 percent.
(d) 21 percent.

3. Out of every dollar spent for leisure in 1929, how many cents went to club and fraternal dues?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. By what year did it become a struggle for VFW Post 2378 in Berwyn, Illinois, to pay taxes on the post hall?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1999.

5. How many Americans were in the labor force in 1950?
(a) 59 percent.
(b) 45 percent.
(c) 32 percent.
(d) 28 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Agatha Christie book did Putnam mention in Chapter 10?

2. Where was a close-knit Jewish neighborhood that celebrated Purim by visits and bringing gifts of fruit and pastries?

3. In 1998, how many American adults graduated from high school?

4. When was the PTA founded?

5. In the late twentieth century, how many workers belonged to unions?

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