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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. How do the authors and other historians view cycles of war?
(a) The death of one saeculum and the birth of the next.
(b) As something Americans endure better than others.
(c) As necessary evils that people will never understand.
(d) The start and end of a crisis.

2. What happens in 'chaotic time' according to the authors?
(a) History repeats itself.
(b) History brings happiness.
(c) History quickly finishes.
(d) History has no path.

3. What purpose does the Nomads' exhaustion from revolutionary change have?
(a) To hurt other archetypes.
(b) To gain momentum in politics.
(c) To spread wealth in the classes.
(d) To slow social change.

4. What is another name for a 'gray champion'?
(a) A formerly black champion.
(b) A saluki.
(c) A deceased leader.
(d) An elder prophet.

5. What do generations do when they pass through a crisis according to the authors?
(a) Produce a kind of institutional memory that is reflected through the next cycle of generations.
(b) Save money for happier times.
(c) Write so history is recorded.
(d) Close down as a protective mechanism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the authors think Americans could learn from historical cycles?

2. What did the Etruscans know?

3. What does Mt. Rushmore represent according to the authors?

4. What were John Adams and Dwight Eisenhower considered?

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

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