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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 16, Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what pastoral state did attendance at town meetings fall by nearly half between the early 1970s and the late 1990s?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Maine.

2. In the last two decades of the twentieth century, by what fraction did unlisted phone numbers grow?
(a) By 1/2.
(b) By 2/3.
(c) By 1/3.
(d) By 1/4.

3. How many members did the bridge club in Chapter 1 have in 1990?
(a) 52.
(b) 18.
(c) 25 or so.
(d) 40-odd.

4. When do most scholars agree that church membership was most likely at an all-time high?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1960s.

5. By what year did some estimate that 35 million Americans played bridge?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1955.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1960, how many voting-age Americans went to the polls to choose between Kennedy and Nixon?

3. In Figure 59, what percent of Americans spent their evenings watching TV?

4. Between 1976 and 1997, what was the drop in families with children between eight to seventeen who vacationed together?

5. In 1996, how many Americans voted in the election between Clinton, Dole, and Perot?

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