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

2. During what decades did giving in America increase to nearly 50 percent?
(a) 1944 to 1960.
(b) 1921 to 1942.
(c) 1960 to 1965.
(d) 1933 to 1951.

3. How many civic associations were members of the generation born in the 1920s liable to belong to compared to the generation born in the late 1960s?
(a) 30 percent more.
(b) Twice as many.
(c) Three time as many.
(d) 50 percent more.

4. Between 1965 and 1995, how much of a time gain did John Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey report per week for women?
(a) 6.2 hours.
(b) 5.4 hours.
(c) 8.3 hours.
(d) 7.1 hours.

5. What crop needed to be harvested in the quote at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Soybeans.
(b) Hay.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1986, what percent of all organization members had served as an officer?

2. In the last two decades of the twentieth century, by what fraction did unlisted phone numbers grow?

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

4. In 1940, what was one of the poorest cities in the poorest state in the United States?

5. What percent of the total decline of engagement might have been due to pressures of time and money?

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