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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1990s, how many Americans moved?
(a) 24 percent.
(b) 32 percent.
(c) 16 percent.
(d) 8 percent.

2. 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) 10-15.
(b) 30-35.
(c) 20-25.
(d) 40-45.

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

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

5. In 1995 how many Americans volunteered?
(a) 68 million.
(b) 71 million.
(c) 93 million.
(d) 86 million.

6. 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) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 50.
(d) 20.

7. Between 1965 and 1995, how much of a time gain did John Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey report per week for women?
(a) 5.4 hours.
(b) 7.1 hours.
(c) 6.2 hours.
(d) 8.3 hours.

8. During the 1950s and 1960s, what percent of workers belonged to professional associations and other economic organizations (other than unions)?
(a) 5-7 percent.
(b) 3-4 percent.
(c) 11-15 percent.
(d) 8-10 percent.

9. 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) 43.
(b) 35.
(c) 28.
(d) 57.

10. Who said "80 percent of life is simply showing up"?
(a) Bob Hope.
(b) Sid Caesar.
(c) Bill Cosby.
(d) Woody Allen.

11. In 1998, how many American adults graduated from high school?
(a) 82 percent.
(b) 93 percent.
(c) 79 percent.
(d) 67 percent.

12. Who rode the "antiparty bandwagon" to national prominence in 1992?
(a) Denny Lane.
(b) Ross Perot.
(c) Howard Dean.
(d) Pat Buchanan.

13. On average, how many times did Americans who regularly attended both church and clubs volunteer?
(a) 23.
(b) 31.
(c) 17.
(d) 9.

14. By November, 1998, how many members attended a heated contest for the president of the Roanoke, Virginia Chapter of the NAACP?
(a) 62.
(b) 33.
(c) 57.
(d) 48.

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) 1/4.
(b) 1/5.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 1/3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many units of blood per one thousand adults was donated in 1997?

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

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

4. In 1985, of the 205 national citizens groups in existence, how many had chapters to which individual members belonged and paid dues?

5. What did sociologists Claude Fischer and Robert Jackson call single-stranded interactions that began to take place in America?

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