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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Second Turning, Consciousness Revolution (1964-1984).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the men of Mt. Rushmore together according to the authors?
(a) They are from the same time period.
(b) The four archetypes function together.
(c) They are historical figures.
(d) They were friends.

2. What were John Adams and Dwight Eisenhower considered?
(a) Nomads.
(b) Elder prophets.
(c) Heroes.
(d) Artists.

3. How do the authors and other historians view cycles of war?
(a) The start and end of a crisis.
(b) As something Americans endure better than others.
(c) The death of one saeculum and the birth of the next.
(d) As necessary evils that people will never understand.

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

5. What do elders do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?
(a) Lead and transfer values.
(b) Raise children .
(c) Wield power.
(d) Look toward retirement.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the generational cycle of 1740?

3. How does each generation experience each period of the cycle?

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

5. What was the generational cycle of 1640?

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