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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Seasons of Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The authors say that present day Americans continue to acknowledge what periodic cycle?
(a) A Christian cycle of death and rebirth.
(b) Water and its forms.
(c) Schooling.
(d) Jobs and retirements.

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

3. What year does the book's introduction address?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1984.
(c) 2010.
(d) 1902.

4. How often does each saeculum in the United States last?
(a) A decade.
(b) We don't know yet.
(c) 150-200 years.
(d) 80-100 years.

5. How are revitalizations divided?
(a) By gender roles.
(b) Within communities.
(c) Into saeculums.
(d) Through monetary means.

Short Answer Questions

1. The authors say that what comprises circular cycles?

2. During the Third Turning, what happens to institutions according to the authors?

3. What did the Etruscans know?

4. What fascinated the Romans according to the authors?

5. What do cycles in major cultures share according to the authors?

(see the answer key)

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