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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 1998, how many people believed that people lived as honestly and morally as they used to?
(a) Between 20 and 30 percent.
(b) Between 25 and 35 percent.
(c) Between 5 and 10 percent.
(d) Between 15 and 20 percent.

2. What age group of people was more likely to make telephone calls?
(a) People under 45.
(b) People over 50.
(c) People in their 20s.
(d) People in their 30s.

3. What American President proposed that "counties be divided into wards of such size that every citizen can attend, when called on, and act in person"?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) George Washington.
(d) James Monroe.

4. When was the last year of the baby boom generation?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1962.

5. In 1940, what was one of the poorest cities in the poorest state in the United States?
(a) Anniston, Alabama.
(b) Calhoun City, Mississippi.
(c) Bessemer, Alabama.
(d) Tupelo, Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sang, "get by with a little help from our friends"?

2. Who wrote "The Death and Life of Great American Cities"?

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

4. In one survey, how many more people did regular church attendees report talking with in a day as compared to non-church attendees?

5. According to sociologist Robert Wuthnow, what percent of Americans claimed to be "currently involved in [a] small group that [met] regularly and [provided] support or caring for those who particpate[d] in it"?

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