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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1985, of the 205 national citizens groups in existence, how many had chapters to which individual members belonged and paid dues?
(a) Less than 1/4.
(b) Less than 3/4.
(c) Less than 1/3.
(d) Less than 1/2.

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

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

4. What did sociologists Claude Fischer and Robert Jackson call single-stranded interactions that began to take place in America?
(a) Communities of one.
(b) Individual communities.
(c) Personal communities.
(d) Communities of limited liability.

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

6. By 1992, how many work places had "quality circles"?
(a) 41 percent.
(b) 56 percent.
(c) 67 percent.
(d) 39 percent.

7. Who wrote in 1959 that "the ratio of political activists to the general population, and even the ratio of male activists to the male population, has generally increased over the past fifty years"?
(a) Robert E. Lane.
(b) Virginia Held.
(c) Rachel Carson
(d) Daniel Bell.

8. What was the one democracy that had a lower voter turnout than the United States?
(a) Canada.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Britain.
(d) Germany.

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

10. In one survey, how many more people did regular church attendees report talking with in a day as compared to non-church attendees?
(a) 45 percent.
(b) 40 percent.
(c) 35 percent.
(d) 30 percent.

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

12. When were members playing regularly in the bridge club Putnam mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1990.

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

14. Of people who expected to move in five years, what percent were less likely to attend church, club meetings, volunteer or work on community projects?
(a) 30-35.
(b) 40-45.
(c) 20-25.
(d) 10-15.

15. Between 1986-86 and 1998-99, how much of a decline was there in the number of average Americans who made new friends?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/5.
(c) 1/3.
(d) 1/4.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was spent on Presidential election campaigns in 1965?

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

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

4. According to Wuthnow, what percent of American said that they participated regularly in self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous?

5. How much more common is philanthropy and volunteering in American than in other countries?

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