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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 pastoral state did attendance at town meetings fall by nearly half between the early 1970s and the late 1990s?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Maine.
(d) Kentucky.

2. When do most scholars agree that church membership was most likely at an all-time high?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1940s.

3. In 1997, what percent of college freshmen indicated no religious preference?
(a) 9.
(b) 37.
(c) 14.
(d) 28.

4. By what percent did union membership rates decline between 1953 and 1997 in the mining industry?
(a) 63.
(b) 81.
(c) 57.
(d) 79.

5. Where was a close-knit Jewish neighborhood that celebrated Purim by visits and bringing gifts of fruit and pastries?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Maine.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Rhode Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1995, what percent of Americans opposed interracial dating?

2. What type of a culture was found in the South?

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

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. In 1956, what percent of white Americans believed that whites and blacks should attend separate schools?

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