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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The First Turning, American High (1946-1964).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the authors believe Americans have lost?
(a) The proper philosophy of time.
(b) The proper belief in education.
(c) The healthy part of life.
(d) The correct use of money.

2. What was the generational cycle of 1690?
(a) King Carter's Glorious Generation.
(b) John Smith's Exploratory Generation.
(c) Queen Elizabeth's Religious Generation.
(d) The Slavery Generation.

3. What does Mt. Rushmore represent according to the authors?
(a) Male dominance.
(b) Wealth.
(c) The four archetypes.
(d) History.

4. The authors say that present day Americans continue to acknowledge what periodic cycle?
(a) Jobs and retirements.
(b) Water and its forms.
(c) Schooling.
(d) A Christian cycle of death and rebirth.

5. What will happen with a revolutionary change?
(a) New educations will form.
(b) A new gray champion.
(c) Conflicts resolve themselves.
(d) Old money will disappear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should Americans expect concerning living standards in the future according to the authors?

2. What was the generational cycle of 1640?

3. What influences Americans' view of the First Turning according to the authors?

4. What fascinated the Romans according to the authors?

5. What happens to individualism during the Third Turning according to the authors?

(see the answer key)

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