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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. Of the 28,000 National Audubon Society members in Texas, how many were active members?
(a) 7-8 percent.
(b) 3-4 percent.
(c) 15 percent.
(d) 21 percent.

2. In 1995 how many Americans volunteered?
(a) 93 million.
(b) 86 million.
(c) 68 million.
(d) 71 million.

3. Between 1976 and 1997, what was the drop in families with children between eight to seventeen who vacationed together?
(a) 12 percent.
(b) 26 percent.
(c) 49 percent.
(d) 38 percent.

4. In 1960, how many American adults graduated from high school?
(a) 41 percent.
(b) 23 percent.
(c) 56 percent.
(d) 39 percent.

5. By how much did Greenpeace's membership drop when they stopped using direct-mail solicitation?
(a) 80 percent.
(b) 70 percent.
(c) 85 percent.
(d) 75 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Roanoke, Virginia Chapter of the NAACP established?

2. In surveys, how many Americans said that they believed in immortality?

3. During what decades did giving in America increase to nearly 50 percent?

4. When was the last year of the baby boom generation?

5. In 1966, what percent of Americans rejected the view that "the people running the country don't really care what happens to you"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did one scholar say about religion and America?

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

3. To what did Putnam compare the mystery behind the erosion of social capital?

4. How did the amount of money that Americans spent on dues relate to the priority they placed on organizational involvement?

5. How were self-help groups different from civic groups?

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

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

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

9. What does it take to be a member of AARP?

10. Why aren't voting and following politics, strictly speaking, social capital?

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