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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. 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.

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

3. What did the Etruscans know?
(a) That money did not matter.
(b) That history was cyclical.
(c) That food was sustainable.
(d) That other cultures were stronger than theirs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the generational cycle of 1740?

2. How do the authors present American history?

3. In determining a generation, what should one look for according to the authors?

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

5. Where do seasons occur according to the authors?

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