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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lasts about a decade where people perceive current events as changing society?

2. The authors suggest looking at the American life cycle from what perspective?

3. When this book was written, what age comprised America's most Republican leaning bracket?

4. What is the central role of midlife?

5. What year were the first G.I. babies born?

Short Essay Questions

1. As America entered an Inner-Driven era in 1905, how did attitudes towards Lost city kids change?

2. What is a generational constellation?

3. Define the word generation as the authors see it.

4. Describe Civics during a crisis era.

5. What are the timespans separating the four pivotal events of American history?

6. What are the central roles for the four phases of a generation?

7. What is peer personality?

8. When this book was written, what were the four great periods of crisis in American history?

9. What are some timeless denominators of the human lifecycle?

10. How did the young Adaptive generation of those under 18 years respond to the Colonial Cycle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

With their passing, the Transcendentals left America an enduring projection of their peer personality. How specifically did Transcendentals affect American thought and behavior for years to come.

Essay Topic 2

Beginning with the Reformation Awakening, summarize the five spiritual awakenings of America. What men were rising-adult leaders during each awakening?

Essay Topic 3

Using the Figure 2-2 table, thoroughly explain three lifecycle fallacies. How do these fallacies give an inaccurate view of the lifecycle?

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