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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. What did Medieval Christianity replace?
(a) The Vikings.
(b) The Roman Empire.
(c) The Victorians.
(d) The Etruscans.

2. How do generations often define themselves according to the authors?
(a) With their parents' generation.
(b) Against the shadow of the generation two steps prior to them.
(c) By the former generation.
(d) By whatever the media says about them.

3. What comprises the Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) A time period of drug use.
(b) An era of education.
(c) An era of spiritual rebirth.
(d) A time period of chaos.

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

5. What do the authors think Americans could learn from historical cycles?
(a) What to save money for.
(b) How to be kind.
(c) How to keep families together.
(d) What is in store for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to old values during the First Turning according to the authors?

2. What year does the book's introduction address?

3. Where do seasons occur according to the authors?

4. What do elders do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?

5. What do the authors believe Americans have lost?

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