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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 what state did the KKK want to "adopt a highway"?
(a) Florida.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Alabama.

2. At the end of the twentieth century, how many Americans said that they definitely ate their evening meal as a family?
(a) 34 percent.
(b) 23 percent.
(c) 17 percent.
(d) 46 percent.

3. Who said "80 percent of life is simply showing up"?
(a) Bob Hope.
(b) Sid Caesar.
(c) Bill Cosby.
(d) Woody Allen.

4. How many more hours did married couples average in a work week in 1998 than they did in 1969?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

5. Where were groups of working-class housewives most likely to play cards frequently?
(a) East coast.
(b) Great Plains.
(c) Rockies.
(d) West coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of the twentieth century, how many Americans were in the labor force?

2. During the 1950s and 1960s, what percent of workers belonged to professional associations and other economic organizations (other than unions)?

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

4. How long had an informal literary group in Fayetteville, Arkansas, met twice a month?

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

(see the answer key)

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