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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 what state did the Three Mile Island nuclear accident occur?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New York.
(d) Pennsylvania.

2. From what language do the terms "macher" and "schmoozer" come from?
(a) Yiddish.
(b) Dutch.
(c) Russian.
(d) German.

3. During what time period was the Gilded Age?
(a) 1850-1860.
(b) 1860-1870.
(c) 1900-1910.
(d) 1870-1900.

4. In 1999, what percent of Americans owned their own home?
(a) 82.
(b) 67.
(c) 71.
(d) 54.

5. How much higher were crime rates in cities than in small towns or rural areas?
(a) 4-5 times.
(b) 2-3 times.
(c) 3-4 times.
(d) 1-2 times.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1997, what percent of college freshmen indicated no religious preference?

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

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

4. What percent of individuals did Jeremy Toole believed received their social connections from the workplace?

5. In Gallup Polls in the 1990s, how many workers said they enjoyed work hours more than hours when they were not at work?

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