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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 happens during the fourth tide?
(a) Nomads are born.
(b) The heroes are young adults.
(c) Elder prophets die.
(d) Artists become elders.

2. What do cycles in major cultures share according to the authors?
(a) They follow several rules.
(b) An idea of a male God.
(c) A changing of clothing styles.
(d) A change in transportation.

3. How do the authors and other historians view cycles of war?
(a) The death of one saeculum and the birth of the next.
(b) The start and end of a crisis.
(c) As necessary evils that people will never understand.
(d) As something Americans endure better than others.

4. What will happen with a revolutionary change?
(a) New educations will form.
(b) Old money will disappear.
(c) A new gray champion.
(d) Conflicts resolve themselves.

5. What will Boomers want to do during economic trouble according to the authors?
(a) Maintain their high-consuption life styles.
(b) Start community programs.
(c) Become frugal homebodies.
(d) Keep their children in line.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the authors, what have people sought to redefine in the last 150 years?

2. According to the authors, what do Awakenings embody?

3. What comprises the Second Turning according to the authors?

4. When does a generation come to be recognized?

5. What was the GI Generation's reputation during the Second Turning according to the authors?

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