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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. What is age-determined participation in in epochal events that occur during a lifecycle?
(a) Age location.
(b) Peer personality.
(c) Comin-of-age experiences.
(d) Constellation experiences.

2. What did George Bush do during WWII?
(a) He was an Army Ranger.
(b) He was a Navy fighter pilot.
(c) He was a Marine fighter pilot.
(d) He was an Air Force figher pilot.

3. Who said, "You don't need to be shot down from the sky to know the world is a dangerous place"?
(a) Jim Thompson.
(b) John Kennedy.
(c) Micheal Dukakis.
(d) George Bush.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How might a cataclysm affect a 10-year-old?

3. Generally, how did Americans aged 65-80 vote in the early 1960s?

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

5. What is affected by how students are taught?

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