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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which generation of the Civil War Cycle were first to be delivered by doctors rather than midwives?

2. How many Boomer men saw combat in Vietnam?

3. Who had the scars of 499 British lashes on his back?

4. What is an Idealist's preoccupation in elderhood?

5. Who was not a sample member of the Missionary generation of the Great Power Cycle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Define Manifest Destiny.

2. What was the attitude towards public schools in the Millennial Cycle?

3. Describe the first social moment of the Revolutionary Cycle.

4. Describe the second social moment of the Revolutionary Cycle.

5. Why does the Awakener life cycle of the Revolutionary Cycle read like a prophecy?

6. What was the 13er generation's composition of families during the Millennial Cycle?

7. What was the "New Nutrition" of the Great Power Cycle?

8. How did the image of the future change between the mid-1960s and the early 1970s?

9. What was the "settlement movement"?

10. What are the time periods for the authors' predicted two future social moments?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the child nurture relationships for the four generational types. How does childhood nurture play a major role in shaping a generation's peer personality?

Essay Topic 2

The text was published in 1991. What general predictions did the authors make for the remainder of the 90s? Which three generational cultures will emerge? What will their roles be?

Essay Topic 3

List at least six significant facts about the Compromiser Generation of the Revolutionary Cycle. Why was the War of 1812 significant? How did women's roles change? What new vocabulary did they introduce? Where did they settle? What were their feelings about children? Answer these or explain any other six Compromiser facts.

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