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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 was the generational cycle of 1740?
(a) Jonathan Edward's Awakening Generation.
(b) Washington's Country Generation.
(c) The Family Values Generation.
(d) Philadelphia's Growing Generation.

2. From their order of experiences, what do the authors say generations form?
(a) Rebellion that changes society.
(b) Musical era in their hearts.
(c) Constellations of a sort.
(d) Families that grow together.

3. What happens to civic order during the Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) People question it but remain silent.
(b) People renew their beliefs in it.
(c) It is strengthened.
(d) It comes under attack from a new system of values.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do midlifers do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?

2. What comprises the Fourth Turning according to the authors?

3. In determining a generation, what should one look for according to the authors?

4. Through what do the cycles require rebirth?

5. How do many historians record cycles?

(see the answer key)

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