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

2. How many years are there in the life cycle of one generational constellation?
(a) 27.
(b) 20.
(c) 22.
(d) 25.

3. How might a cataclysm affect a 10-year-old?
(a) He'd find it terrifying.
(b) He'd find it inspiring.
(c) He'd find it calming.
(d) He'd find it incomprehensible.

4. What are the ages for midlife?
(a) 50-70.
(b) 40-60.
(c) 35-55.
(d) 44-65.

5. Reading vertically up any single column of Figure 2-2 demonstrates which fallacy?
(a) Life-course fallacy.
(b) Intersecting fallacy.
(c) Age-bracket fallacy.
(d) Intrinsic connection fallacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Grown-ups?

2. Which answer is not a biological phase of aging?

3. What were the ages of the G.I. Generation on Pearl Harbor Sunday?

4. Who said, "You don't need to be shot down from the sky to know the world is a dangerous place"?

5. How many generations form a generational "constellation"?

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