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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 Americans view the First Turning according to the authors?
(a) As depressing.
(b) As a 'high.'
(c) As promising.
(d) As a 'low.'

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

3. According to the authors, Americans identify generations by determining what?
(a) The length of a generation.
(b) The death from a generation.
(c) The discord within a generation.
(d) The wealth a generation forms.

4. When was the spirit of America at its height according to the authors?
(a) The start of World War II.
(b) The start of the Vietnam conflict.
(c) The end of World War II.
(d) The end of equal rights conflict.

5. What happens to the New Prophets during the First Turning?
(a) New Prophets head to college.
(b) New Prophets head to the job market.
(c) New Prophets are born.
(d) New Prophets gain money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How often do new generations develop?

3. How do generations behave with the concept of 'acting according to your season' according to the authors?

4. When does a generation come to be recognized?

5. What purpose does the Nomads' exhaustion from revolutionary change have?

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