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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Third Turning: Culture Wars (1984-2005?).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do elders do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?
(a) Raise children .
(b) Wield power.
(c) Look toward retirement.
(d) Lead and transfer values.

2. How frequently do these cycles of history repeat themselves?
(a) Throughout a century.
(b) Throughout a decade.
(c) Over similar lengths of time.
(d) Over dissimilar lengths of time.

3. As the book opens, how do the American people behave according to the authors?
(a) Strong and unified.
(b) Upset and angry.
(c) Tired and heavy.
(d) Uneasy, aimless and adrift.

4. What did the Etruscans know?
(a) That other cultures were stronger than theirs.
(b) That food was sustainable.
(c) That money did not matter.
(d) That history was cyclical.

5. How does each generation experience each period of the cycle?
(a) Every second year since its development.
(b) With great discord.
(c) In harmony and cooperation.
(d) Different but tightly correlated stages of development.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the clash of powerful personalities during the beginning of Anglo-American modernity?

2. What was the generational cycle of 1740?

3. How does the archetypal pattern begin?

4. How do generations behave with the concept of 'acting according to your season' according to the authors?

5. What were Jackson, Woodrow Wilson and Colin Powell considered?

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