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

2. How many G.I. Presidents were there?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

3. In each constellation, what do the peer personalities each possess?
(a) Their own philosoplies.
(b) Their own mood.
(c) Their own work ethic.
(d) Their own morals.

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

5. Who was not a sample member of the Missionary generation of the Great Power Cycle?
(a) Jane Addams.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Irving Berlin.
(d) Helen Keller.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many distinct types of peer personalities recur in each lifecycle?

2. What is the range of the cohort lengths of all seventeen completed American generations?

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

4. At what age does the book Passages suggest a midlife crisis?

5. During the Millennial cycle, which generation made sweeping advances against childhood diseases?

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