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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what percent did religious adherence grow steadily from 1776 to 1980?
(a) 59.
(b) 48.
(c) 71.
(d) 62.

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

3. By 1999, what was the average age of those who were members of the American Contract Bridge League?
(a) 58.
(b) 71.
(c) 64.
(d) 83.

4. What nineteenth century Frenchman did Putnam say was frequently quoted by social scientists?
(a) Jean-Claude Faveyrial.
(b) Jean-Pierre Azema.
(c) Paul Allard.
(d) Alexis de Tocqueville.

5. By what year did some estimate that 35 million Americans played bridge?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1958.

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

7. 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"?
(a) 50.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

8. When was there a strike by air traffic controllers?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1982.

9. How many members belonged to the American Medical Association in 1995?
(a) 296,637.
(b) 189,641.
(c) 428,915.
(d) 312,549.

10. When was the PTA founded?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1923.

11. How much did the number of nonprofit organizations of national scope listed in "Encylopedia of Associations" change between 1968 and 1997?
(a) Four time as many.
(b) Twice as many.
(c) Tripled.
(d) Doubled.

12. When was the first known use of the term social capital?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1923.

13. Between 1970 and 1998, by how much did the number of full-service restaurants per one hundred thousand population fall?
(a) 1/8.
(b) 1/6.
(c) 1/5.
(d) 1/4.

14. When was the Roanoke, Virginia Chapter of the NAACP established?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1923.

15. During what period of time had the character of Americans' involvement with politics and government been transformed?
(a) Last 2 decades of the twentieth century.
(b) 1970s.
(c) Last 3 decades of the twentieth century.
(d) 1950s.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state did the KKK want to "adopt a highway"?

2. How many more long distance calls to family and friends would women make than men?

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

4. When were members playing regularly in the bridge club Putnam mentioned in Chapter 1?

5. By what percent did union membership rates decline between 1953 and 1997 in the mining industry?

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