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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. What nineteenth century Frenchman did Putnam say was frequently quoted by social scientists?
(a) Alexis de Tocqueville.
(b) Jean-Pierre Azema.
(c) Jean-Claude Faveyrial.
(d) Paul Allard.

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

3. What publication ran an article about the challenge of free time and Americans in 1964?
(a) Time.
(b) New Yorker.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) Wall Street Journal.

4. By what percent did union membership rates decline between 1953 and 1997 in the mining industry?
(a) 81.
(b) 79.
(c) 57.
(d) 63.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1960, how many American adults graduated from high school?

2. According to Wuthnow, what percent of American said that they participated regularly in self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous?

3. When did the membership of community involvement groups plateau?

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

5. How much did the number of nonprofit organizations of national scope listed in "Encylopedia of Associations" change between 1968 and 1997?

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