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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. What were Jackson, Woodrow Wilson and Colin Powell considered?
(a) Heroes.
(b) Nomads.
(c) Artists.
(d) Elder prophets.

2. What did Medieval Christianity replace?
(a) The Etruscans.
(b) The Roman Empire.
(c) The Vikings.
(d) The Victorians.

3. When a time period produces a revolutionary change, what stage are the 'children'?
(a) Nomads.
(b) Heroes.
(c) Artists.
(d) Prophets.

4. Where do seasons occur according to the authors?
(a) Across and within generations.
(b) At historical museums.
(c) Outdoors, four times a year.
(d) Within the education system.

5. According to the authors, what will Boomers' old age be full of?
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Ethos of self-denial.
(c) Hard work.
(d) Political activity.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the First Turning, why did Americans become conformists?

2. How do the authors present American history?

3. What purpose does the Nomads' exhaustion from revolutionary change have?

4. What do Artists do during a Second Turning according to the authors?

5. What do the authors mean when they state all cycles are circular?

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