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

2. According to the authors, what do Awakenings embody?
(a) Strong family ties.
(b) Male and female role reversals.
(c) Creations of beauty in architecture.
(d) Strong extremes between cultural symbols.

3. The authors say that present day Americans continue to acknowledge what periodic cycle?
(a) Schooling.
(b) Water and its forms.
(c) A Christian cycle of death and rebirth.
(d) Jobs and retirements.

4. During the First Turning, why did Americans become conformists?
(a) Their confidence.
(b) Their lack of money.
(c) Their overly-educated youth.
(d) Their new technology.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mt. Rushmore represent according to the authors?

2. What were John Adams and Dwight Eisenhower considered?

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

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

5. What do generations do when they pass through a crisis according to the authors?

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