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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 did Medieval Christianity replace?
(a) The Vikings.
(b) The Roman Empire.
(c) The Victorians.
(d) The Etruscans.

2. What is the most recent second turning according to the authors?
(a) Tax revolts of the early 1980s.
(b) Loud clothing of the 1990s.
(c) Sitcoms of the 1980s.
(d) Lack of parenting in the 2000s.

3. What do children do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?
(a) Complain.
(b) Steal.
(c) Eat.
(d) Grow.

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

5. What do midlifers do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?
(a) Raise children.
(b) Look toward retirement.
(c) Wield power.
(d) Increase religious study.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the generational cycle of 1790?

2. How does the archetypal pattern begin?

3. How frequently do these cycles of history repeat themselves?

4. How do many historians record cycles?

5. What comprises the Third Turning according to the authors?

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