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

2. What will the Fourth Turning signal, according to the authors?
(a) Opportunities for the youth.
(b) The revitalization of America's youth.
(c) The best parts of America.
(d) The absolute bottom of the American spirit and its regeneration.

3. What do midlifers do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?
(a) Increase religious study.
(b) Look toward retirement.
(c) Raise children.
(d) Wield power.

4. When does a generation come to be recognized?
(a) When it reaches young adulthood.
(b) When it has power.
(c) When it reproduces.
(d) When it finishes school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do seasons occur according to the authors?

2. What do Heroes do during a Fourth Turning according to the authors?

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

4. When was Generation X discovered?

5. According to the authors, what did the 1929 Fourth Turning grow out of?

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