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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Fourth Turnings in History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In determining a generation, what should one look for according to the authors?
(a) Birth rates.
(b) New transportation and styles.
(c) Common beliefs and behaviors.
(d) Athletic patterns.

2. What do children do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?
(a) Steal.
(b) Eat.
(c) Grow.
(d) Complain.

3. What do Nomads do during a Fourth Turning according to the authors?
(a) Protect society.
(b) Fight against the failures of social crusades.
(c) Produce the next crisis.
(d) Keep traditions alive.

4. During the First Turning, why did Americans become conformists?
(a) Their lack of money.
(b) Their overly-educated youth.
(c) Their new technology.
(d) Their confidence.

5. How do generations behave with the concept of 'acting according to your season' according to the authors?
(a) Generations have behaviors appropriate to their place in history.
(b) Generations create rebellion against expectations.
(c) Generations gain notoriety for their behavior.
(d) Generations act nothing alike-everyone is an individual.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hit the Lost Generation hard?

2. What did the Silent Generation wear?

3. According to the authors, what did the 1860 Fourth Turning grow out of?

4. When does a generation come to be recognized?

5. When is the cycle of archetypes formed according to the authors?

(see the answer key)

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