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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 a second turning?
(a) Nomads are born.
(b) Heroes are young adults.
(c) Artists become elders.
(d) Elder prophets die.

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

3. How does each generation experience each period of the cycle?
(a) With great discord.
(b) Different but tightly correlated stages of development.
(c) In harmony and cooperation.
(d) Every second year since its development.

4. What do Artists do during a Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) Ignore the youth.
(b) Try to improve society.
(c) Gain more educations.
(d) Give away wealth.

5. In America's saeculum in the First Turning, what is the range of the period?
(a) World War I and World War II.
(b) The end of the Civil War and the start of World War II.
(c) The Great Depression and the Vietnam conflict ending.
(d) The end of World War II and the Kennedy Assassination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in 'cyclical time' according to the authors?

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

3. Where do seasons occur according to the authors?

4. Under what conditions did the Baby Boomers grow up according to the authors?

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

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