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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was funding decimated for extracurricular activities?
(a) 1980s and 1990s.
(b) 1950s and 1960s.
(c) 1960s and 1970s.
(d) 1970s and 1980s.

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

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

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. Where was it first written that "To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heaven"?
(a) A country western song.
(b) Ecclesiastes.
(c) A rock song.
(d) Psalms.

6. Which state had the least number of murders?
(a) Washington.
(b) Maryland.
(c) North Dakota.
(d) North Carolina.

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

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

9. 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) James Madison.
(b) James Monroe.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

10. What proportion of American workers reported some flexibility in their work schedules in 1997?
(a) 25 percent.
(b) 30 percent.
(c) 35 percent.
(d) 20 percent.

11. Who said, "It is a medium of entertainment that permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome."
(a) T.S. Eliot.
(b) E. E. Cummings.
(c) Conrad Aiken.
(d) Frank Bidart.

12. What book by William Julius Wilson written in 1987 did Putnam mention in Chapter 18?
(a) The Truly Disadvantaged.
(b) There Goes the Neighborhood.
(c) When Work Disappears.
(d) More Than Just Race.

13. How large of a gorilla did Robinson and Godbey compare television to?
(a) 800 pound.
(b) 1,000 pound.
(c) 500 pound.
(d) 750 pound.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state was tax evasion the highest?

2. How much would an individual's chances of poor health increase if he moved from a state with a wealth of social capital to a state with little social capital?

3. In Figure 59, what percent of Americans spent their evenings watching TV?

4. In 1999 how many sixth-graders had a TV set in their bedroom?

5. Of the Korean business owners who used debt to start a business, how many borrowed money from family?

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