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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Cycles of History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do children do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?
(a) Complain.
(b) Eat.
(c) Grow.
(d) Steal.

2. What happens during a first turning?
(a) Artists become elders.
(b) Elder prophets die.
(c) Nomads are born.
(d) Heroes are young adults.

3. What happens in 'cyclical time' according to the authors?
(a) History cannot complete its beginnings.
(b) History hurts the minority.
(c) History repeats itself with only temporary progress.
(d) History starts and stops frequently.

4. What do the authors believe Americans have lost?
(a) The proper belief in education.
(b) The correct use of money.
(c) The healthy part of life.
(d) The proper philosophy of time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are examples of social indicators?

2. How are revitalizations divided?

3. What was the generational cycle of 1790?

4. What was the generational cycle of 1640?

5. When did the American saecular cycle begin?

(see the answer key)

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