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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. Who wrote Grown-ups?
(a) Daniel Levinson.
(b) Gail Sheehy.
(c) Cheryl Merser.
(d) Erik Erikson.

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

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

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

5. According to Figure 2-2, how were midlife people viewed in 1964?
(a) Powerful.
(b) Conformist.
(c) Pragmatic.
(d) Reclusive.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many G.I. Presidents were there?

2. What were the birth years of the Idealist generation during the American Civil War cycle?

3. Who is a sample member of the Great Power cycle of American history?

4. Who is most likely to enlist if a war arises?

5. What social moment began in the late 1960s and lasted through the 1970s?

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