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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 do Prophets do during a Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) Stay in seclusion.
(b) Attend medical and law school.
(c) Challenge the failing value-stystem of older institutions.
(d) Create art and writings.

2. According to the authors, what have people sought to redefine in the last 150 years?
(a) Saving money for generations to come.
(b) Family life and how to succeed while protecting it.
(c) The way the media reacts to generations.
(d) The concept of the generation.

3. What in a Fourth Turning cannot be foreseen, according to the authors?
(a) An American civil war.
(b) Crises.
(c) A keeping with old ideas.
(d) A monetary tragedy.

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

5. What influences Americans' view of the First Turning according to the authors?
(a) Sustained marriages.
(b) Modern-set movies.
(c) Elaborate houses.
(d) Old classic television.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is reflected in future generations according to the authors?

2. As the authors believe, what does the Silent Generation realize as they become 'neoseniors'?

3. What are examples of social indicators?

4. What do Nomads do during a Fourth Turning according to the authors?

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

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