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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) Reclusive.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Conformist.
(d) Pragmatic.

2. What action helped mold the Puritan generation's distinct personality?
(a) Their emigration to America.
(b) The raising of their children.
(c) The embrace of their religion.
(d) Their rebellion against the English monarchy.

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

4. What would an examination of cohort groups not be likely to predict?
(a) Education.
(b) Substance abuse.
(c) Violent crimes.
(d) Drunk driving.

5. What is true of cohort-membership?
(a) It is involuntary.
(b) It chooses you.
(c) It is voluntary.
(d) It is age related.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the generation type for the Silent generation in the Great Power Cycle?

2. Which generation of the Civil War Cycle were first to be delivered by doctors rather than midwives?

3. What answer is not a generational type?

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

5. What did George Bush do during WWII?

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