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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Past as Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote Exile's Return?
(a) Malcolm Cowley.
(b) Ellen Lagemann.
(c) Jane Addams.
(d) Daniel Levinson.

2. What is the central role of elderhood?
(a) Leadership.
(b) Stewardship.
(c) Activity.
(d) Dependence.

3. What is the central role of youth?
(a) Activity.
(b) Dependence.
(c) Leadership.
(d) Stewardship.

4. Which was not an Outer-Driven Era?
(a) Era of Good Feeling.
(b) Transcendental Era.
(c) Age of Enlightenment.
(d) Superpower America.

5. For which seventeen year period did the SAT scores decline?
(a) 1959-1975.
(b) 1966-1082.
(c) 1964-1980.
(d) 1961-1977.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said that America's foreign policy since 1776 has alternated between extroversion and introversion?

2. How many constellational eras does a typical person experience in his or her life span?

3. Who was not a prominent foreign peer of the G.I. generation of the Great Power Cycle?

4. What book contained "The Dutiful Child's Prayer"?

5. Which future President was 4 years old during the Battle of Bull Run?

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