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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, A Fourth Turning Prophecy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the authors' fear as the book opens?
(a) History is being rewritten.
(b) Americans will not vote.
(c) The country is unraveling.
(d) People will not seriously read the book.

2. What will the Fourth Turning signal, according to the authors?
(a) The revitalization of America's youth.
(b) Opportunities for the youth.
(c) The best parts of America.
(d) The absolute bottom of the American spirit and its regeneration.

3. When does a generation come to be recognized?
(a) When it reproduces.
(b) When it has power.
(c) When it reaches young adulthood.
(d) When it finishes school.

4. When was the book published?
(a) 2005.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1997.
(d) 2000.

5. According to the authors, what did the 1773 Fourth Turning grow out of?
(a) A smoldering discontent.
(b) A need to protect the new country.
(c) A movement of breaking with family.
(d) An inability to find spies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Prophets do during a Fourth Turning according to the authors?

2. What influences Americans' view of the First Turning according to the authors?

3. When a time period produces a revolutionary change, what stage are the 'prophets'?

4. What is reflected in future generations according to the authors?

5. What do elders do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?

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