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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 do generations behave with the concept of 'acting according to your season' according to the authors?
(a) Generations create rebellion against expectations.
(b) Generations have behaviors appropriate to their place in history.
(c) Generations gain notoriety for their behavior.
(d) Generations act nothing alike-everyone is an individual.

2. When is the cycle of archetypes formed according to the authors?
(a) Between opposing generations in the circle.
(b) In years of war.
(c) During types of wealth.
(d) During great harmony.

3. According to the authors, what have people sought to redefine in the last 150 years?
(a) The concept of the generation.
(b) Family life and how to succeed while protecting it.
(c) Saving money for generations to come.
(d) The way the media reacts to generations.

4. What is reflected in future generations according to the authors?
(a) The repetition of a four part cycle.
(b) The love for children.
(c) Religious beliefs.
(d) Death.

5. Eventually, what happens to circular cycles?
(a) They have a moment of discontinuity.
(b) They become stronger.
(c) They bore people.
(d) They disappear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do seasons occur according to the authors?

2. How do the authors present American history?

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

4. As the book opens, how do the American people behave according to the authors?

5. According to the authors, Americans identify generations by determining what?

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