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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many more long distance calls to family and friends would women make than men?
(a) 20-30 percent.
(b) 30-40 percent.
(c) 10-20 percent.
(d) 5-10 percent.

2. When did something important happen to social bonds and civic engagement in America?
(a) First half of the century.
(b) Last 1/3 of the century.
(c) Last half of the century.
(d) Last 2/3 of the century.

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

4. Between 1976 and 1997, what was the drop in families with children between eight to seventeen who vacationed together?
(a) 49 percent.
(b) 38 percent.
(c) 12 percent.
(d) 26 percent.

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.

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

7. In 1960, how many voting-age Americans went to the polls to choose between Kennedy and Nixon?
(a) 59.1 percent.
(b) 48.3 percent.
(c) 72.6 percent.
(d) 62.8 percent.

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

9. Compared to the rest of the population, how much less time did people who spent more time at work have to watch television?
(a) 41 percent.
(b) 30 percent.
(c) 20 percent.
(d) 17 percent.

10. How many years did the Charity League of Dallas meet every Friday morning?
(a) 62.
(b) 46.
(c) 39.
(d) 57.

11. What ages of women in the 1980s and 1990s felt the most harried?
(a) 35-65.
(b) 30-61.
(c) 18-43.
(d) 25-54.

12. In the 1950s, how many Americans changed residence each year?
(a) 20 percent.
(b) 30 percent.
(c) 15 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

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

14. By what year did it become a struggle for VFW Post 2378 in Berwyn, Illinois, to pay taxes on the post hall?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1974.

15. In 1960, how many American adults graduated from high school?
(a) 39 percent.
(b) 41 percent.
(c) 56 percent.
(d) 23 percent.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What Agatha Christie book did Putnam mention in Chapter 10?

4. What age group of people was more likely to make telephone calls?

5. When was the PTA founded?

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