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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. How many generations form a generational "constellation"?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. 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.

3. What answer is not a generational type?
(a) Idealist.
(b) Millennialist.
(c) Adpative.
(d) Reactive.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sought to trace universal lifecycle trends in aptitude scores?

2. Who wrote Grown-ups?

3. What is a set of collective behavioral traits expressed throughout a generation's lifecycle?

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

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

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