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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 1995 how many Americans volunteered?
(a) 71 million.
(b) 68 million.
(c) 86 million.
(d) 93 million.

2. By the 1990s, what percent of Americans identified themselves as having "no religion"?
(a) 21.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

3. In the late twentieth century, how many workers belonged to unions?
(a) 39.2 percent.
(b) 11.8 percent.
(c) 14.1 percent.
(d) 21.9 percent.

4. In 1998, how many American adults had college degrees?
(a) 18 percent.
(b) 48 percent.
(c) 37 percent.
(d) 24 percent.

5. On average, how many times did Americans who regularly attended both church and clubs volunteer?
(a) 17.
(b) 31.
(c) 23.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the last two decades of the twentieth century, by what fraction did unlisted phone numbers grow?

2. How many members did the bridge club in Chapter 1 have in 1990?

3. What was the one democracy that had a lower voter turnout than the United States?

4. What nineteenth century Frenchman did Putnam say was frequently quoted by social scientists?

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

(see the answer key)

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