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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. What do the Firth Turnings in American history represent?
(a) Gender roles changing.
(b) The building of a new government.
(c) The construction and ossification of a new social order.
(d) The destruction of a society.

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

3. How did the Lost Generation treat social life?
(a) Social life kept family traditions alive.
(b) Social life was for security.
(c) Social life was for exploitation.
(d) Social life was for religion.

4. What did the Silent Generation wear?
(a) Gray flannel suit.
(b) Expensive clothing.
(c) Loud colors and makeup.
(d) Jeans.

5. How do generations often define themselves according to the authors?
(a) By whatever the media says about them.
(b) With their parents' generation.
(c) Against the shadow of the generation two steps prior to them.
(d) By the former generation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the Fourth Turning signal, according to the authors?

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

3. In determining a generation, what should one look for according to the authors?

4. According to the authors, what have people sought to redefine in the last 150 years?

5. When was Generation X discovered?

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