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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 1870, how many miles were there in the nationwide rail network?
(a) 53,000.
(b) 62,000.
(c) 71,000.
(d) 46,000.

2. How large of a gorilla did Robinson and Godbey compare television to?
(a) 800 pound.
(b) 750 pound.
(c) 1,000 pound.
(d) 500 pound.

3. In the 1940s, how likely was it that a deck of playing cards would be found in American homes?
(a) 87 percent.
(b) 79 percent.
(c) 93 percent.
(d) 61 percent.

4. What Nobel Prize winning economist believed that every commercial transaction carried with it an element of trust?
(a) John Maynard Keynes.
(b) Thomas Robert Malthus.
(c) Kenneth Arrow.
(d) Milton Friedman.

5. In the late twentieth century, how many more times would an American send a greeting card to a friend than a letter to the editor?
(a) 57.
(b) 43.
(c) 28.
(d) 35.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did divorce rates accelerate?

3. During what time was there explosive growth in union membership?

4. In surveys, how many Americans said that they believed in immortality?

5. Who said, "It is a medium of entertainment that permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome."

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