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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life along the Generational Diagonal.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who wrote The Seasons of a Man's Life?
(a) Cheryl Merser.
(b) Gail Sheehy.
(c) Erik Erikson.
(d) Daniel Levinson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did George Bush do during WWII?

2. What would an examination of cohort groups not be likely to predict?

3. Who wrote Exile's Return?

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

5. When this book was written, what age comprised America's most Republican leaning bracket?

(see the answer key)

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