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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the last year of the baby boom generation?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1962.

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

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

4. Where in America has there been the most religious disengagement?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) South.

5. In surveys, how many Americans said that they believed in immortality?
(a) 5 out of 6.
(b) 2 out of 3.
(c) 3 out of 4.
(d) 4 out of 5.

6. In the last two decades of the twentieth century, by what fraction did unlisted phone numbers grow?
(a) By 1/4.
(b) By 2/3.
(c) By 1/3.
(d) By 1/2.

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

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

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

10. How many Americans were in the labor force in 1950?
(a) 59 percent.
(b) 28 percent.
(c) 32 percent.
(d) 45 percent.

11. In Roper polls in the 1980s and 1990s, how many American reported going out for entertainment?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 1/4.

12. In the 1990s, how many women worked outside the home?
(a) 2 out of 3.
(b) 3 out of 4.
(c) 1 out of 2.
(d) 4 out of 5.

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

14. Where were groups of working-class housewives most likely to play cards frequently?
(a) Rockies.
(b) West coast.
(c) Great Plains.
(d) East coast.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sociologist Wade Clark Roof estimated that 2/3 of all boomers reared in religious traditions dropped out. How many returned to religion?

2. Where was the bridge club located that Putnam mentioned in Chapter 1?

3. Between the 1970s and 1990s, by what percent did church attendance fall among people under sixty?

4. How many more hours did married couples average in a work week in 1998 than they did in 1969?

5. What nineteenth century Frenchman did Putnam say was frequently quoted by social scientists?

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