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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The Eternal Return.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the Second Turning, what did most Americans strive to become according to the authors?
(a) Smarter.
(b) More humanitarian.
(c) Thriftier.
(d) More powerful.

2. During the Third Turning, what happens to institutions according to the authors?
(a) They gain momentum.
(b) The strengthen.
(c) They weaken.
(d) They destroy themselves.

3. What hit the Lost Generation hard?
(a) New expectations.
(b) Aging too quickly.
(c) Two world wars and the Great Depression.
(d) A lack of education.

4. What major event do the authors think could the next cycle bring?
(a) A new generation.
(b) Different monetary beliefs.
(c) Anything major.
(d) Something small.

5. Who do the authors give the responsibility to concerning history at the end of the next saeculum?
(a) Americans.
(b) God.
(c) Other countries.
(d) Politicians.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is another name for a 'gray champion'?

3. When did the American saecular cycle begin?

4. What do the Firth Turnings in American history represent?

5. As the authors believe, what does the Silent Generation realize as they become 'neoseniors'?

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