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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. How do generations often define themselves according to the authors?
(a) By the former generation.
(b) Against the shadow of the generation two steps prior to them.
(c) With their parents' generation.
(d) By whatever the media says about them.

2. How do generations behave with the concept of 'acting according to your season' according to the authors?
(a) Generations gain notoriety for their behavior.
(b) Generations create rebellion against expectations.
(c) Generations have behaviors appropriate to their place in history.
(d) Generations act nothing alike-everyone is an individual.

3. The authors say that what comprises circular cycles?
(a) Three stages of life.
(b) Each century.
(c) Four seasons.
(d) Four weather elements.

4. When was Generation X discovered?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1992.

5. When does a generation come to be recognized?
(a) When it finishes school.
(b) When it reaches young adulthood.
(c) When it has power.
(d) When it reproduces.

Short Answer Questions

1. How frequently do these cycles of history repeat themselves?

2. How do the authors and other historians view cycles of war?

3. What happens during the fourth tide?

4. What is a 'saeculum' according to the authors?

5. What is the most recent second turning according to the authors?

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