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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. Who said that America's foreign policy since 1776 has alternated between extroversion and introversion?
(a) Klingberg.
(b) Schlesinger.
(c) Overheiser.
(d) Milton.

2. What is age-determined participation in in epochal events that occur during a lifecycle?
(a) Constellation experiences.
(b) Comin-of-age experiences.
(c) Age location.
(d) Peer personality.

3. Who said a generation "is born, lives, and dies"?
(a) Guieseppe Ferrari.
(b) Walt Disney.
(c) Neil Howe.
(d) William Strauss.

4. Who wrote Exile's Return?
(a) Daniel Levinson.
(b) Malcolm Cowley.
(c) Ellen Lagemann.
(d) Jane Addams.

5. Around 1900, what were wagons and streetcars responsible for?
(a) The increase in distribution of goods.
(b) The speed of city living.
(c) The death of lost city kids.
(d) The rise in crime.

Short Answer Questions

1. Generally, how did Americans aged 65-80 vote in the early 1960s?

2. In the 1970s, what image did movie makers emphasis?

3. What does the German word kinderfeindlichkeit mean?

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

5. What were the ages of the G.I. Generation on Pearl Harbor Sunday?

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