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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. How many Americans were in the labor force in 1950?
(a) 28 percent.
(b) 32 percent.
(c) 59 percent.
(d) 45 percent.

2. In the late twentieth century, how many workers belonged to unions?
(a) 14.1 percent.
(b) 21.9 percent.
(c) 11.8 percent.
(d) 39.2 percent.

3. When comparing voting records, how many years had it been since voter turnout was as bad as it was in 1996?
(a) 164.
(b) 98.
(c) 65.
(d) 15.

4. For how many years did the Vassar alumnae of Washington, D.C., have an annual book sale?
(a) 38.
(b) 51.
(c) 47.
(d) 64.

5. According to Wuthnow, what percent of American said that they participated regularly in self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city launched a path-breaking education reform in the late 1980s that had parent participation as a cornerstone?

2. How many more hours did married couples average in a work week in 1998 than they did in 1969?

3. In 1998, how many people believed that people lived as honestly and morally as they used to?

4. In what states did Philip Hammond survey churchgoers?

5. In the 1940s, how likely was it that a deck of playing cards would be found in American homes?

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