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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many civic associations were members of the generation born in the 1920s liable to belong to compared to the generation born in the late 1960s?
(a) 30 percent more.
(b) Twice as many.
(c) Three time as many.
(d) 50 percent more.

2. When was "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" written?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1973.

3. How many Americans in any given year suffered from major depression?
(a) 20 percent.
(b) 15 percent.
(c) 5 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

4. When were Americans born who were the most engaged or tolerant?
(a) 1950-55.
(b) 1940-45.
(c) 1930-35.
(d) 1960-65.

5. Until 1870, how many inventions had been recognized by the U.S. Patent Office?
(a) 57,000.
(b) 98,000.
(c) 133,000.
(d) 118,000.

6. Who wrote a book profiling the heroic World War II generation that got mixed reviews from critics, but was a runaway best-seller?
(a) Barbara Walters.
(b) Walter Cronkite.
(c) Katie Couric.
(d) Tom Brokaw.

7. How long had studies been conducted that showed that small schools tended to outperform large schools?
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

8. In what state was tax evasion the highest?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Utah.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Illinois.

9. In 1998, what percent of American adults were married?
(a) 56.
(b) 45.
(c) 37.
(d) 61.

10. Who wrote "The Death and Life of Great American Cities"?
(a) Jane Jacobs.
(b) Caroline Phillips.
(c) Rebecca Davis.
(d) Mary Whitcomb.

11. What percent of the total decline of engagement might have been due to pressures of time and money?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

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

13. After 1870, how many more patents were generated than in previous years?
(a) 20 times.
(b) 15 times.
(c) 5 times.
(d) 10 times.

14. When was Charles Tilly born?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1931.

15. What state ranked 9th in the nation in terms of SAT scores, achievement tests, and dropout rates?
(a) Colorado.
(b) New York.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Connecticut.

Short Answer Questions

1. If someone belonged to no groups, but decided to join one, how much would he cut his risk of dying over the next year?

2. Who was the first American Nobel Laureate for literature?

3. How many men born in the 1920s served in the military?

4. In what country did Putnam and several colleagues investigate regional government?

5. 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"?

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