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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 wrote Grown-ups?
(a) Cheryl Merser.
(b) Erik Erikson.
(c) Gail Sheehy.
(d) Daniel Levinson.
2. To propel the generational cycle in the authors' proposed manner, how must a secular crisis end?
(a) With triumph.
(b) With reforms.
(c) With new ideals.
(d) With war.
3. How do the authors choose the length of a generation?
(a) By the average age at death.
(b) By the average age of marriage.
(c) By the average age of parenthood.
(d) By the length of a phase of life.
4. Which answer is not a biological phase of aging?
(a) Birth.
(b) Growth.
(c) Senescence.
(d) Puberty.
5. What action helped mold the Puritan generation's distinct personality?
(a) The raising of their children.
(b) Their emigration to America.
(c) Their rebellion against the English monarchy.
(d) The embrace of their religion.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who said, "You don't need to be shot down from the sky to know the world is a dangerous place"?
2. How many generations form a generational "constellation"?
3. What is age-determined participation in in epochal events that occur during a lifecycle?
4. Generally, how did Americans aged 65-80 vote in the early 1960s?
5. Who is a sample member of the Great Power cycle of American history?
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