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

Mars

Earth
2 What does Haidt compare blasting a child off into space to?

Allowing children to walk to and from school

Homeschooling children

Giving children unlimited access to smartphones and tablets

Letting children play unsupervised at the park
3 What is the main legal protection for children against tech companies in the US?

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

The Online Safety Act

The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

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

18

16

12

13
5 Which generation is the "anxious generation"?

Gen X

Millennials

Gen Z

Baby Boomers
6 Haidt credits which two factors as the main reason why children born post 1995 became the anxious generation?

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

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
7 Which is NOT one of the four reforms to provide a foundation for healthier childhood in the digital age?

Banning phones and smart devices in classrooms

No social media before the age of 16

Not allowing children to have smartphones before middle school

Encouraging more unsupervised play and childhood independence
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?

Childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood

None

Middle age

Old age
10 Which of the following is NOT a positive aspect of social media?

professional networking

decreased concentration

forging friendships

political organizing
11 What is Haidt's professional background?

Social psychologist

Concerned parent

Clinical psychologist

Media Studies Scholar
12 What is a vicious cycle?

A complex series of events where something creates unpredictable results

A continuous spiral

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
13 Which of the following does the increased prevalence of social media and smartphones NOT coincide with?

Adolescent anxiety

Adolescent hospitalization

Adolescent independence

Adolescent depression
14 Which in particular heightened the rates of social comparison?

The desire to achieve

Neglect laws

Free-range parenting

The invention of the front-facing camera on phones
15 Which of these countries does Haidt not draw data from?

The UK

New Zealand

The US

Vietnam
16 Childhood depression increased by about __% for girls and boys since 2010.

25

150

2

100
17 Which of the following is not included in the book?

Individual anecdotes

Researched trends

Poetic phrasing and reasoning

Social commentary
18 Which of the following rhetorical techniques does Haidt engage in?

Apophasis

Cacophony

Addressing opposing viewpoints and counterarguments

Chiasmus
19 Who assisted with research for this book?

Zach Rausch

Lenore Skenazy

Richard A. Friedman

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

The global financial crisis

More time spent in nature

Decreasing rates of crime

The rising recognition of friendships
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

A support for free-range parenting

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
22 What does Haidt include at the end of each chapter?

A detailed analysis

A graph

A screenshot of text messages

A bullet-point summary
23 What does Haidt NOT say about Gen Z

They are not in denial

They consistently separate themselves from previous generations

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

They want to get stronger and healthier
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

Car seats

Seat belts

Children are not typically allowed to go out alone
25 Haidt advises that parents wait until their children are __ years old to get social media.

13

16

10

18

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