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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. Who controlled much of the world during the First Turning?
(a) The Silent Generation.
(b) Generation X.
(c) The Lost Generation.
(d) The GI Generation.

2. According to the authors, what did the 1773 Fourth Turning grow out of?
(a) A smoldering discontent.
(b) A movement of breaking with family.
(c) A need to protect the new country.
(d) An inability to find spies.

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

4. What in a Fourth Turning cannot be foreseen, according to the authors?
(a) An American civil war.
(b) Crises.
(c) A keeping with old ideas.
(d) A monetary tragedy.

5. What represents the Baby Boomers according to the authors?
(a) Dennis the Menace.
(b) Bewitched.
(c) Mighty Mouse.
(d) Mickey Mouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Prophets do during a Fourth Turning according to the authors?

2. How do generations often define themselves according to the authors?

3. When was Generation X discovered?

4. During the First Turning, why did Americans become conformists?

5. Under what conditions did the Baby Boomers grow up according to the authors?

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