View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many nonprofit organizations were there per 1,000 inhabitants in Vermont?
(a) 5.8.
(b) 3.6.
(c) 6.7.
(d) 4.3.

2. Where was a study done that indicated that each employed person in one's social network increased one's annual income by $1,400?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Memphis.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Atlanta.

3. During what time period was the Gilded Age?
(a) 1850-1860.
(b) 1870-1900.
(c) 1900-1910.
(d) 1860-1870.

4. In which Arthur Miller book did Miller argue that "witches" or anyone who didn't fit in be shunned?
(a) View from a Bridge.
(b) After the Fall.
(c) Death of a Salesman.
(d) The Crucible.

5. In 1870, how many miles were there in the nationwide rail network?
(a) 62,000.
(b) 53,000.
(c) 46,000.
(d) 71,000.

6. What is the nickname for the state of North Carolina?
(a) The Old Dominion State.
(b) Yellowhammer State.
(c) Tar Heel State.
(d) The Peach State.

7. Which state had the highest rate of murders?
(a) Florida.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Louisiana.

8. In the novel "Babbit," where did the main character live?
(a) Clarksville, Michigan.
(b) Zenith, Ohio.
(c) Brooklyn, Iowa.
(d) Harlan, Indiana.

9. When did Bill Clinton become president?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1992.

10. What happened to disrupt social capital in the inner city of Indianapolis, Indiana, in the 1960s?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Slum revitalization laws.
(c) Rise of gangs.
(d) Interstate 65.

11. What American President proposed that "counties be divided into wards of such size that every citizen can attend, when called on, and act in person"?
(a) George Washington.
(b) James Madison.
(c) James Monroe.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

12. What American president called groups organized around particular interest or passions "mischiefs of faction"?
(a) Andrew Jackson.
(b) George Washington.
(c) John Adams.
(d) James Madison.

13. According to a study by Sampson and Groves, which country found that organizational participation and social ties made a difference in reducing crime levels?
(a) Spain.
(b) Britain.
(c) Sweden.
(d) United States.

14. What percent of the decline of engagement might have been caused by electronic entertainment:
(a) 25.
(b) 34.
(c) 18.
(d) 41.

15. How many tons of steel were produced in 1900?
(a) 3.6 million.
(b) 1.7 million.
(c) 5.4 million.
(d) 11.2 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was North Carolina's rank in the nation in terms of SAT scores, achievement tests, and dropout rates?

2. How many indicators of formal and informal community networks and social trust were studied across the U.S. to rate the average social capital of various states?

3. In what pastoral state did attendance at town meetings fall by nearly half between the early 1970s and the late 1990s?

4. By what date did Putnam want to ensure that Americans' level of civic engagement matched the social capital available in their grandparents' era?

5. Who said, "The trouble with socialism is that it would take too many evenings"?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 397 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample