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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 hit the Lost Generation hard?
(a) New expectations.
(b) Aging too quickly.
(c) Two world wars and the Great Depression.
(d) A lack of education.

2. What do young adults act like in the general cycle of life according to the authors?
(a) Conservative.
(b) Useless.
(c) Tired.
(d) Vital.

3. How often do new generations develop?
(a) About 10 years.
(b) Every 24-46 years.
(c) Every 17 to 24 years.
(d) Once every 50 years.

4. Under what conditions did the Baby Boomers grow up according to the authors?
(a) They understood difficult financial times.
(b) They wre treated harshly.
(c) They sufferred as child laborers.
(d) They were spoiled and lacked discipline.

5. How do crisis eras begin?
(a) With catalysts.
(b) With the end of religion.
(c) With American disagreements with other countries.
(d) With new presidents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What influences Americans' view of the First Turning according to the authors?

2. What kind of eras are Fourth Turnings?

3. What do elders do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?

4. What do Nomads do during a Fourth Turning according to the authors?

5. What was the First Turning's time period like?

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