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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Great Power Cycle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year were the first G.I. babies born?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1905.

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

3. What decade did Sesame Street first affect?
(a) The 60s.
(b) The 50s.
(c) The 80s.
(d) The 70s.

4. According to Figure 2-2, how were midlife people viewed in 1964?
(a) Powerful.
(b) Pragmatic.
(c) Reclusive.
(d) Conformist.

5. How many years were there from the End of Crisis to the End of Awakening in the Civil War cycle of American history?
(a) 38.
(b) 44.
(c) 42.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the ages of the G.I. Generation on Pearl Harbor Sunday?

2. What is the central role of elderhood?

3. Children are unfortunate to be born in which era?

4. How do the authors choose the length of a generation?

5. Who was not a prominent foreign peer of the Missionary generation of the Great Power Cycle?

(see the answer key)

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