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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will the catalyst of the Fourth Turning trigger according to the authors?
(a) A return to the Third Turning.
(b) A keeping with tradition.
(c) A promise from younger generations.
(d) A series of events that will lead into a new social order.

2. According to the authors, what do parents of Heroes do?
(a) Protect them against social conflict.
(b) Discourage them from growing up and leaving home.
(c) Put them to work early in life.
(d) Allow them to grow without traditional constraints.

3. As the book closes, what do the authors emphasize that Americans should understand about time?
(a) It is not linear.
(b) It never begins anew.
(c) It is not cyclial.
(d) God controls time.

4. What do Awakenings do for people according to the authors?
(a) Create hostility.
(b) Grow accountability and spirituality.
(c) Bond old traditional ideas to new ones.
(d) Change cultures and renew the spirit.

5. What happened economically during the Second Turning?
(a) Stagnant movement.
(b) Enormous growth.
(c) Small gains.
(d) Huge decline.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Americans engage in postseasonal behaviors, what do the authors say will happen?

2. In pre-crisis years, how do the authors predict people will feel about government benefits?

3. According to the authors, what did the 1773 Fourth Turning grow out of?

4. According to the authors, how do Artists socially interact during Third Turnings?

5. In 1984, what was a part of American life according to the authors?

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