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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. Who wrote Passages?
(a) Cheryl Merser.
(b) Erik Erikson.
(c) Daniel Levinson.
(d) Gail Sheehy.

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

3. Who gave the Northampton sermons of 1734?
(a) Daniel Webster.
(b) James Monroe.
(c) Cotton Mather.
(d) Jonathan Edwards.

4. When did Charles I take England's throne?
(a) 1631.
(b) 1630.
(c) 1629.
(d) 1628.

5. What is the central role of midlife?
(a) Leadership.
(b) Stewardship.
(c) Dependence.
(d) Activity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is true of cohort-membership?

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

3. What is affected by how students are taught?

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

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

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