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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Past as Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Generally, how did Americans aged 65-80 vote in the early 1960s?
(a) Mostly Independent.
(b) Heavily Democrat.
(c) Heavily Republican.
(d) Split between Republican and Democrat.

2. What generation type is rising adult during an Awakening era?
(a) Idealist.
(b) Reactive.
(c) Civic.
(d) Adaptive.

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

4. What Englishman made a three year trip around the world?
(a) Hawkins.
(b) Drake.
(c) Edwards.
(d) Philips.

5. What is the central role of youth?
(a) Dependence.
(b) Leadership.
(c) Stewardship.
(d) Activity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action helped mold the Puritan generation's distinct personality?

2. What is the central role of elderhood?

3. Who said, "The young men were born with knives in their brain"?

4. Which was not an Inner-Driven era?

5. Who complained that the Apollo mission gave him a "guilty conscience"?

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