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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. What happened to the Etruscans?
(a) They refused to pay their bills.
(b) The Victorians controlled them.
(c) They never realized history was cyclical.
(d) The Roman Empire replaced them.

2. What happens in 'linear time' according to the authors?
(a) It brings depression and we expect the worst.
(b) It creates chaos.
(c) It brings inflation.
(d) It brings hope and we never expect catastrophe.

3. What comprises the Third Turning according to the authors?
(a) An unraveling.
(b) Total destruction.
(c) Increase in wealth and education.
(d) A weird hurried approach to life.

4. As the book opens, how do the American people behave according to the authors?
(a) Tired and heavy.
(b) Strong and unified.
(c) Uneasy, aimless and adrift.
(d) Upset and angry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Etruscans know?

2. How is Arnold Toynbee's cycle characterized?

3. How frequently do these cycles of history repeat themselves?

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

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

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