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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 influences Americans' view of the First Turning according to the authors?
(a) Modern-set movies.
(b) Old classic television.
(c) Elaborate houses.
(d) Sustained marriages.

2. How does each generation experience each period of the cycle?
(a) Different but tightly correlated stages of development.
(b) With great discord.
(c) In harmony and cooperation.
(d) Every second year since its development.

3. What happens to civic order during the Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) People renew their beliefs in it.
(b) It is strengthened.
(c) People question it but remain silent.
(d) It comes under attack from a new system of values.

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

5. Why are the men of Mt. Rushmore together according to the authors?
(a) The four archetypes function together.
(b) They are historical figures.
(c) They are from the same time period.
(d) They were friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the authors, what have people sought to redefine in the last 150 years?

2. When is the cycle of archetypes formed according to the authors?

3. What is the most recent second turning according to the authors?

4. How do the authors present American history?

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

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