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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cycle in America.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To propel the generational cycle in the authors' proposed manner, how must a secular crisis end?
(a) With war.
(b) With reforms.
(c) With new ideals.
(d) With triumph.

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

3. Who was a rising-adult leader during the Great Depression-World War II crisis?
(a) Walt Disney.
(b) Ted Kennedy.
(c) Andrew Carnegie.
(d) John Marshall.

4. What element distinguishes a generation as a cohesive cohort-group with its own unique biography?
(a) Peer personality.
(b) Lifecycle.
(c) Social moments.
(d) Constellation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it called when society focuses on changing the inner world of values and private behavior?

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

3. Which President regretted the fading memory of World War II?

4. What answer is not a generational type?

5. What year were the first G.I. babies born?

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