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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cycle in America.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said a generation "is born, lives, and dies"?
(a) William Strauss.
(b) Guieseppe Ferrari.
(c) Walt Disney.
(d) Neil Howe.

2. What alternates between secular crises and spiritual awakenings?
(a) Corresponding idealism.
(b) Interactive critcal events.
(c) Generational phases.
(d) Social Moments.

3. What were the birth years of the Idealist generation during the American Civil War cycle?
(a) 1792-1821.
(b) 1860-1882.
(c) 1822-1842.
(d) 1843-1859.

4. Who was King James's hand picked New England governor in 1689?
(a) John Hawthorne.
(b) Simon Bradstreet.
(c) Edmund Andros.
(d) Gray Champion.

5. Who wrote Grown-ups?
(a) Cheryl Merser.
(b) Daniel Levinson.
(c) Gail Sheehy.
(d) Erik Erikson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are children living home after college called?

2. How many years were there from the Awakening to the End of Crisis in the Revolutionary cycle of American history?

3. What are the ages of youth?

4. Who is a sample member of the Great Power cycle of American history?

5. How might a cataclysm affect a 10-year-old?

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