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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter 23, Lessons of History: The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What publication ran an article about the challenge of free time and Americans in 1964?
(a) New Yorker.
(b) Time.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) Wall Street Journal.

3. What was North Carolina's rank in the nation in terms of SAT scores, achievement tests, and dropout rates?
(a) 26.
(b) 37.
(c) 52.
(d) 41.

4. In the 1990s, how many women worked outside the home?
(a) 1 out of 2.
(b) 2 out of 3.
(c) 4 out of 5.
(d) 3 out of 4.

5. In Roper polls in the 1980s and 1990s, how many American reported going out for entertainment?
(a) 1/3.
(b) 1/2.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 1/4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was a close-knit Jewish neighborhood that celebrated Purim by visits and bringing gifts of fruit and pastries?

2. When did divorce rates accelerate?

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

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

5. For how many years did the Vassar alumnae of Washington, D.C., have an annual book sale?

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