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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, A Fourth Turning Prophecy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the authors, what will the 13ers bring to mid-life during the Fourth Turning?
(a) Their lack of social awareness.
(b) Their dismal education.
(c) Their self-confidence.
(d) Their lack of self-worth.

2. How often do new generations develop?
(a) About 10 years.
(b) Every 24-46 years.
(c) Once every 50 years.
(d) Every 17 to 24 years.

3. How do many historians record cycles?
(a) Depressions.
(b) Birth records.
(c) Revitalizations
(d) War.

4. When a time period produces a revolutionary change, what stage are the 'heroes'?
(a) Midlife.
(b) Elder.
(c) Birth.
(d) Young adults.

5. How is Arnold Toynbee's cycle characterized?
(a) Marriage and divorce.
(b) Happiness and despair.
(c) Wealth and poverty.
(d) War and peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the Etruscans?

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

3. What was the generational cycle of 1790?

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

5. What comprises the First Turning according to the authors?

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