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

2. What happens during the fourth tide?
(a) The heroes are young adults.
(b) Artists become elders.
(c) Nomads are born.
(d) Elder prophets die.

3. When did the American saecular cycle begin?
(a) At the start of World War I.
(b) In the beginning of Ango-American modernity.
(c) When King George III taxed America.
(d) During the Civil War.

4. What happened to the Etruscans?
(a) The Roman Empire replaced them.
(b) They refused to pay their bills.
(c) The Victorians controlled them.
(d) They never realized history was cyclical.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When a time period produces a revolutionary change, what stage are the 'heroes'?

2. What did the Silent Generation wear?

3. What was the First Turning's time period like?

4. What was the generational cycle of 1740?

5. During the First Turning, why did Americans become conformists?

(see the answer key)

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