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?
Saturn

Jupiter

Earth

Mars
2 What does Haidt compare blasting a child off into space to?
Homeschooling children

Letting children play unsupervised at the park

Giving children unlimited access to smartphones and tablets

Allowing children to walk to and from school
3 What is the main legal protection for children against tech companies in the US?
The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

The Online Safety Act

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

The 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
4 What is the "internet age," or the minimum age for collecting personal information online?
16

12

18

13
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?
Too many free-range childhoods and not enough surveillance

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
7 Which is NOT one of the four reforms to provide a foundation for healthier childhood in the digital age?
Encouraging more unsupervised play and childhood independence

No social media before the age of 16

Banning phones and smart devices in classrooms

Not allowing children to have smartphones before middle school
8 What has significantly rewired human relationships?
An abundance of wealth and leisure

The increase in reading

Digital technology and social media

Free-range parenting
9 The majority of the brain's structural and functional maturation happens when?
Middle age

Childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood

Old age

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

professional networking

political organizing

forging friendships
11 What is Haidt's professional background?
Concerned parent

Media Studies Scholar

Clinical psychologist

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

A continuous spiral

A complex series of events where something creates unpredictable results

A negative chain of events where one problem creates or worsens another, which then makes the original problem worse
13 Which of the following does the increased prevalence of social media and smartphones NOT coincide with?
Adolescent hospitalization

Adolescent independence

Adolescent depression

Adolescent anxiety
14 Which in particular heightened the rates of social comparison?
The invention of the front-facing camera on phones

Free-range parenting

The desire to achieve

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

Vietnam

The US

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?
Poetic phrasing and reasoning

Individual anecdotes

Social commentary

Researched trends
18 Which of the following rhetorical techniques does Haidt engage in?
Addressing opposing viewpoints and counterarguments

Chiasmus

Cacophony

Apophasis
19 Who assisted with research for this book?
Lenore Skenazy

Zach Rausch

Richard A. Friedman

Greg Lukianoff
20 According to Haidt's critics, what are some other possible contributing factors to rising adolescent mental illness?
Decreasing rates of crime

The global financial crisis

The rising recognition of friendships

More time spent in nature
21 What might Haidt and his critics share?
The view that there is one sure path toward reducing the amount of time children spend online

A commitment to understanding what is fueling the current adolescent mental health crisis and finding root cause solutions

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 graph

A screenshot of text messages

A detailed analysis
23 What does Haidt NOT say about Gen Z
They want to get stronger and healthier

They consistently separate themselves from previous generations

They want to bring about systemic change to create a more just and caring world

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?
Seat belts

Children are not typically allowed to go out alone

The banning of vending machines where people could purchase cigarettes

Car seats
25 Haidt advises that parents wait until their children are __ years old to get social media.
10

18

16

13

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