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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 were Jon Edwards and William Lloyd Garrison considered?
(a) Heroes.
(b) Nomads.
(c) Artists.
(d) Prophets.

2. During the Second Turning, what did most Americans strive to become according to the authors?
(a) Thriftier.
(b) More humanitarian.
(c) More powerful.
(d) Smarter.

3. According to the authors, what have people sought to redefine in the last 150 years?
(a) The way the media reacts to generations.
(b) Family life and how to succeed while protecting it.
(c) The concept of the generation.
(d) Saving money for generations to come.

4. As the authors believe, what does the Silent Generation realize as they become 'neoseniors'?
(a) They have accomplished little.
(b) They have not saved enouch money.
(c) Their children dislike them.
(d) They are the greatest generation.

5. What happens to Nomads during a Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) They gain money.
(b) Others ignore them.
(c) They die.
(d) They become stronger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do generations often define themselves according to the authors?

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

3. When a time period produces a revolutionary change, what stage are the 'prophets'?

4. How do the authors present American history?

5. The authors say that present day Americans continue to acknowledge what periodic cycle?

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