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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through From Puritans to Millennials and Beyond.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the ages for midlife?
(a) 35-55.
(b) 44-65.
(c) 50-70.
(d) 40-60.

2. Where does the cohort group fall in a typical table with age on the vertical axis and calendar year on the horizontal axis?
(a) On the vertical.
(b) On the horizontal.
(c) On the diagonal.
(d) As an ellipse.

3. The authors suggest looking at the American life cycle from what perspective?
(a) As trains
(b) As bus stations
(c) As ocean liners
(d) As highways

4. Who are coming of age in an awakening era?
(a) Idealists.
(b) Adaptives.
(c) Reactives.
(d) Civics.

5. Which generation types was Martin Luther?
(a) Civic.
(b) Idealist.
(c) Reactive.
(d) Adaptive.

Short Answer Questions

1. In each constellation, what do the peer personalities each possess?

2. What is it called when society focuses on changing the inner world of values and private behavior?

3. What is the central role of elderhood?

4. Who said that America's foreign policy since 1776 has alternated between extroversion and introversion?

5. What plays a large role in shaping a generation's peer personality?

(see the answer key)

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