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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Four-Part Cycle.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who are coming of age in an awakening era?
(a) Idealists.
(b) Civics.
(c) Reactives.
(d) Adaptives.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Exile's Return?

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

3. What is the central role of youth?

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

5. What element distinguishes a generation as a cohesive cohort-group with its own unique biography?

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