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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through From Puritans to Millennials and Beyond.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the central role of rising adulthood?
(a) Leadership.
(b) Activity.
(c) Stewardship.
(d) Dependence.

2. What were the ages of the G.I. Generation on Pearl Harbor Sunday?
(a) 21-45.
(b) 17-34.
(c) 35-65.
(d) birth-40.

3. Who is most likely to enlist if a war arises?
(a) Elderhood.
(b) Midlifers.
(c) Youth.
(d) Rising adults.

4. What is a set of collective behavioral traits expressed throughout a generation's lifecycle?
(a) Newsreel behavior.
(b) Constellation attitude.
(c) Peer personaltity.
(d) Generations distinctives.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lasts about a decade where people perceive current events as changing society?

2. How do the authors choose the length of a generation?

3. What was the American population during the colonial cycle of history?

4. Around 1900, what were wagons and streetcars responsible for?

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

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