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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Seasons of Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How do the authors present American history?
(a) They divide chapters by generations.
(b) They present it from present day backward.
(c) They turn history into prophesy.
(d) They show different US presidents' points of view.

3. What fascinated the Romans according to the authors?
(a) The Etrucan idea of a periodic cycle.
(b) Hospitals and medical personnel.
(c) Battle scenes and rescues.
(d) Their future earnings.

4. What happens to civic order during the Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) People renew their beliefs in it.
(b) People question it but remain silent.
(c) It comes under attack from a new system of values.
(d) It is strengthened.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do many historians record cycles?

2. Eventually, what happens to circular cycles?

3. What happens in 'chaotic time' according to the authors?

4. What happens in 'linear time' according to the authors?

5. What do all major cultures acknowledge according to the authors?

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