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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 1998, what percent of adults had children at home?
(a) 58.
(b) 41.
(c) 38.
(d) 23.

2. By the time the average baby boomer reached age 16, how many hours of television had he watched?
(a) 5,000 to 6,000 hours.
(b) 12,000 to 15,000 hours.
(c) 25,000 hours.
(d) 20,000 hours.

3. Who rode the "antiparty bandwagon" to national prominence in 1992?
(a) Ross Perot.
(b) Howard Dean.
(c) Denny Lane.
(d) Pat Buchanan.

4. In 1966, what percent of Americans rejected the view that "the people running the country don't really care what happens to you"?
(a) 82.
(b) 56.
(c) 73.
(d) 66.

5. According to sociologist Robert Wuthnow, what percent of Americans claimed to be "currently involved in [a] small group that [met] regularly and [provided] support or caring for those who particpate[d] in it"?
(a) 50.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the small groups that Americans participated in were Sunday school classes, prayer fellowships, Bible study groups, and other church-related groups?

2. During what decades did giving in America increase to nearly 50 percent?

3. Who wrote in 1959 that "the ratio of political activists to the general population, and even the ratio of male activists to the male population, has generally increased over the past fifty years"?

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

5. Where were groups of working-class housewives most likely to play cards frequently?

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