Bowling Alone Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Robert D. Putnam
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 123 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Bowling Alone Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Robert D. Putnam
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 123 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who rode the "antiparty bandwagon" to national prominence in 1992?
(a) Howard Dean.
(b) Ross Perot.
(c) Pat Buchanan.
(d) Denny Lane.

2. In the 1990s, how many Americans moved?
(a) 16 percent.
(b) 24 percent.
(c) 32 percent.
(d) 8 percent.

3. How many units of blood per one thousand adults was donated in 1997?
(a) 41.
(b) 78.
(c) 53.
(d) 62.

4. Between 1965 and 1995, how much of a time gain did John Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey report per week for women?
(a) 7.1 hours.
(b) 8.3 hours.
(c) 5.4 hours.
(d) 6.2 hours.

5. Between the 1970s and 1990s, by what percent did church attendance fall among people under sixty?
(a) 30-35.
(b) 10-20.
(c) 5-10.
(d) 25-30.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the membership of community involvement groups plateau?

2. In the late twentieth century, how many more times would an American send a greeting card to a friend than a letter to the editor?

3. When was there a strike by air traffic controllers?

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

5. Where was the bridge club located that Putnam mentioned in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were African Americans prevented from voting?

2. What is reciprocity?

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

4. What was the change in the membership numbers of major national professional organizations during the last half of the twentieth century?

5. What warning did "Life" magazine give in an article in February, 1964?

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

7. What was the mystery about the erosion of social capital?

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

9. What contributed to the decline in religious participation?

10. What was one of the fastest-growing industries in the 1980s and why?

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