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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When did party finances skyrocket?
(a) 1970s and 1980s.
(b) 1980s and 1990s.
(c) 1940s and 1950s.
(d) 1960s and 1970s.
2. By what percent did union membership rates decline between 1953 and 1997 in the mining industry?
(a) 79.
(b) 63.
(c) 57.
(d) 81.
3. How many of AARP's members belonged to local chapters?
(a) Less than 5 percent.
(b) Less than 20 percent.
(c) Less than 10 percent.
(d) Less than 15 percent.
4. During what time was there explosive growth in union membership?
(a) During the Cold War.
(b) During the Depression.
(c) During the New Deal.
(d) After World War II.
5. In the 1990s, how many women worked outside the home?
(a) 2 out of 3.
(b) 1 out of 2.
(c) 4 out of 5.
(d) 3 out of 4.
Short Answer Questions
1. By what percent did religious adherence grow steadily from 1776 to 1980?
2. Between the 1970s and 1990s, by what percent did church attendance fall among people under sixty?
3. When did something important happen to social bonds and civic engagement in America?
4. When was the last year of the baby boom generation?
5. When do most scholars agree that church membership was most likely at an all-time high?
Short Essay Questions
1. How was the early nineteenth century in New England "a very social time"?
2. Why was altruism an important diagnostic sign of social capital?
3. What were some great social movements that occurred in the last third of the twentieth century?
4. How did America compare with other democracies in the rate of political participation?
5. In what group was there seen an increase in volunteering?
6. What does it take to be a member of AARP?
7. What was one of the fastest-growing industries in the 1980s and why?
8. How did Rev. Craig McMullen define the church?
9. How were African Americans prevented from voting?
10. To what did Putnam compare the mystery behind the erosion of social capital?
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