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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 20, Health and Happiness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Figure 59, what percent of Americans spent their evenings watching TV?
(a) 79 percent.
(b) 81 percent.
(c) 62 percent.
(d) 47 percent.

2. For how long did the Jim Crow laws depress voting rates?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 80 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 70 years.

3. In 1999 how many sixth-graders had a TV set in their bedroom?
(a) 48 percent.
(b) 64 percent.
(c) 51 percent.
(d) 77 percent.

4. How much would an individual's chances of poor health increase if he moved from a state with a wealth of social capital to a state with little social capital?
(a) 50-60 percent.
(b) 40-70 percent.
(c) 20-30 percent.
(d) 15-20 percent.

5. By what year did it become a struggle for VFW Post 2378 in Berwyn, Illinois, to pay taxes on the post hall?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1968.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1998, how many American adults had college degrees?

3. What is the nickname for the state of North Carolina?

4. When comparing voting records, how many years had it been since voter turnout was as bad as it was in 1996?

5. When was the first known use of the term social capital?

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