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

2. What purpose does the Nomads' exhaustion from revolutionary change have?
(a) To slow social change.
(b) To hurt other archetypes.
(c) To spread wealth in the classes.
(d) To gain momentum in politics.

3. How are revitalizations divided?
(a) By gender roles.
(b) Within communities.
(c) Into saeculums.
(d) Through monetary means.

4. What brought out Americans' spiritual searching during the Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) Opposition to the Nixon Administration.
(b) The Moon Landing and Woodstock.
(c) Both Kennedy brothers' deaths.
(d) Racial inequality.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the generational cycle of 1690?

2. What do the Firth Turnings in American history represent?

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

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

5. What was the generational cycle of 1790?

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