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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Third Turning: Culture Wars (1984-2005?).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the First Turning's time period like?
(a) American poverty and fear.
(b) England's hold over America.
(c) American dominance.
(d) American doubt and retreat.

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

3. What do the authors think Americans could learn from historical cycles?
(a) How to be kind.
(b) How to keep families together.
(c) What is in store for them.
(d) What to save money for.

4. How did the Lost Generation treat social life?
(a) Social life was for exploitation.
(b) Social life was for religion.
(c) Social life was for security.
(d) Social life kept family traditions alive.

5. Who controlled much of the world during the First Turning?
(a) Generation X.
(b) The Silent Generation.
(c) The Lost Generation.
(d) The GI Generation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do generations do when they pass through a crisis according to the authors?

2. How often does each saeculum in the United States last?

3. What were Jon Edwards and William Lloyd Garrison considered?

4. From their order of experiences, what do the authors say generations form?

5. What do young adults act like in the general cycle of life according to the authors?

(see the answer key)

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