The Anxious Generation Quizzes

The Anxious Generation Quiz for Introduction and Part 1

1 Which planet does Haidt ask the reader to imagine sending his or her child to?
Jupiter

Saturn

Earth

Mars
2 What does Haidt compare blasting a child off into space to?
Giving children unlimited access to smartphones and tablets

Homeschooling children

Allowing children to walk to and from school

Letting children play unsupervised at the park
3 What is the main legal protection for children against tech companies in the US?
The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

The 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

The Online Safety Act

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
4 What is the "internet age," or the minimum age for collecting personal information online?
12

16

13

18
5 Which generation is the "anxious generation"?
Baby Boomers

Gen Z

Millennials

Gen X
6 Haidt credits which two factors as the main reason why children born post 1995 became the anxious generation?
Underprotection in the real world and overprotection in the virtual world

Overprotection in the real world and underprotection in the virtual world

Not enough free play for homeschoolers and academic rigor for school children

Too many free-range childhoods and not enough surveillance
7 Which is NOT one of the four reforms to provide a foundation for healthier childhood in the digital age?
No social media before the age of 16

Not allowing children to have smartphones before middle school

Banning phones and smart devices in classrooms

Encouraging more unsupervised play and childhood independence
8 What has significantly rewired human relationships?
An abundance of wealth and leisure

Free-range parenting

The increase in reading

Digital technology and social media
9 The majority of the brain's structural and functional maturation happens when?
Old age

Middle age

Childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood

None
10 Which of the following is NOT a positive aspect of social media?
decreased concentration

professional networking

forging friendships

political organizing
11 What is Haidt's professional background?
Concerned parent

Social psychologist

Media Studies Scholar

Clinical psychologist
12 What is a vicious cycle?
A method to eventually reach equilibrium through cynicism

A negative chain of events where one problem creates or worsens another, which then makes the original problem worse

A continuous spiral

A complex series of events where something creates unpredictable results
13 Which of the following does the increased prevalence of social media and smartphones NOT coincide with?
Adolescent hospitalization

Adolescent depression

Adolescent anxiety

Adolescent independence
14 Which in particular heightened the rates of social comparison?
The desire to achieve

Free-range parenting

The invention of the front-facing camera on phones

Neglect laws
15 Which of these countries does Haidt not draw data from?
Vietnam

The US

New Zealand

The UK
16 Childhood depression increased by about __% for girls and boys since 2010.
150

2

100

25
17 Which of the following is not included in the book?
Social commentary

Researched trends

Poetic phrasing and reasoning

Individual anecdotes
18 Which of the following rhetorical techniques does Haidt engage in?
Chiasmus

Apophasis

Cacophony

Addressing opposing viewpoints and counterarguments
19 Who assisted with research for this book?
Lenore Skenazy

Greg Lukianoff

Zach Rausch

Richard A. Friedman
20 According to Haidt's critics, what are some other possible contributing factors to rising adolescent mental illness?
The global financial crisis

The rising recognition of friendships

More time spent in nature

Decreasing rates of crime
21 What might Haidt and his critics share?
A commitment to understanding what is fueling the current adolescent mental health crisis and finding root cause solutions

The view that there is one sure path toward reducing the amount of time children spend online

The perspective that children need to adequately use technology to increase their future job prospects

A support for free-range parenting
22 What does Haidt include at the end of each chapter?
A bullet-point summary

A detailed analysis

A graph

A screenshot of text messages
23 What does Haidt NOT say about Gen Z
They want to bring about systemic change to create a more just and caring world

They want to get stronger and healthier

They consistently separate themselves from previous generations

They are not in denial
24 What is a way that the world has become safer for children but that is ultimately deleterious for them, according to Haidt?
The banning of vending machines where people could purchase cigarettes

Children are not typically allowed to go out alone

Seat belts

Car seats
25 Haidt advises that parents wait until their children are __ years old to get social media.
13

16

10

18

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