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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Gray Champions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In determining a generation, what should one look for according to the authors?
(a) Common beliefs and behaviors.
(b) Birth rates.
(c) New transportation and styles.
(d) Athletic patterns.

2. How often do new generations develop?
(a) About 10 years.
(b) Once every 50 years.
(c) Every 17 to 24 years.
(d) Every 24-46 years.

3. What happens during a third turning?
(a) Artists become elders.
(b) Nomads are born.
(c) Elder prophets die.
(d) Heroes are young adults.

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

5. What do gray champions do to the Fourth Turning?
(a) Create conflict in the Fourth Turning.
(b) Bring the Fourth Turning to a climax.
(c) Grow relationships during the Fourth Turning.
(d) Close the Fourth Turning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens during the fourth tide?

2. What does a gray champion tell about a time period?

3. What fascinated the Romans according to the authors?

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

5. Why do the authors look toward prophecy?

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