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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Four-Part Cycle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age does the book Passages suggest a midlife crisis?
(a) 38-42.
(b) 35-40.
(c) 42-46.
(d) 40-44.

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 horizontal.
(b) On the diagonal.
(c) On the vertical.
(d) As an ellipse.

3. Who sought to trace universal lifecycle trends in aptitude scores?
(a) Sam Ervin.
(b) K. Warner Schaie.
(c) William Wirtz.
(d) Adlai Stevenson.

4. When this book was written, what age comprised America's most Republican leaning bracket?
(a) 25-29.
(b) 30-34.
(c) 20-24.
(d) 35-39.

5. How might a cataclysm affect a 70-year-old?
(a) He'd find it inspiring.
(b) He'd find it calming.
(c) He'd find it terrifying.
(d) He'd find it incomprehensible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Exile's Return?

2. How many years are there in the life cycle of one generational constellation?

3. Who wrote The Seasons of a Man's Life?

4. When were boomers born?

5. How might a cataclysm affect a 10-year-old?

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