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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. Who said "This is the greatest week in the history of mankind since the Creation"?
(a) Douglas MacArthur.
(b) Anthony Lewis.
(c) John Kennedy.
(d) Richard Nixon.

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

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

4. How many distinct types of peer personalities recur in each lifecycle?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. What are children living home after college called?
(a) Bad penny.
(b) Boomerang.
(c) Rubber band.
(d) Bounce back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Reading vertically up any single column of Figure 2-2 demonstrates which fallacy?

2. Which President regretted the fading memory of World War II?

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

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

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

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