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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. In 1998, how many people believed that people lived as honestly and morally as they used to?
(a) Between 20 and 30 percent.
(b) Between 15 and 20 percent.
(c) Between 25 and 35 percent.
(d) Between 5 and 10 percent.

2. Where in America has there been the most religious disengagement?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) South.

3. How much was spent on Presidential election campaigns in 1965?
(a) $41 million.
(b) $35 million.
(c) $28 million.
(d) $18 million.

4. How much more common is philanthropy and volunteering in American than in other countries?
(a) 1/4.
(b) Three times as common.
(c) 1/2.
(d) Twice as common.

5. When was there a strike by air traffic controllers?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1963.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to sociologist Robert Wuthnow, what percent of Americans claimed to be "currently involved in [a] small group that [met] regularly and [provided] support or caring for those who particpate[d] in it"?

2. On average, how many times did Americans who regularly attended both church and clubs volunteer?

3. By 1992, how many work places had "quality circles"?

4. By how much did Greenpeace's membership drop when they stopped using direct-mail solicitation?

5. What ages of women in the 1980s and 1990s felt the most harried?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is reciprocity?

2. If fewer survey respondents said that "Most people can be trusted," what might that mean?

3. What analogy did Putnam use to show how frequent moves disrupt civic engagement?

4. Why did the Charity League of Dallas have to hold their last meeting?

5. If professional organizations increased membership in the twentieth century, why did Putnam believe that membership was declining?

6. What were some great social movements that occurred in the last third of the twentieth century?

7. How did America compare with other democracies in the rate of political participation?

8. How did Rev. Craig McMullen define the church?

9. How did the effect of women getting a job outside the home have opposite effects on community involvement?

10. What activities did women participate in as "machers"?

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