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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, A Fourth Turning Prophecy.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In pre-crisis years, how do the authors predict people will feel about government benefits?
(a) Distant from them.
(b) Thankful for them.
(c) Distrustful of them.
(d) Entitled to them.

3. Who do the authors imagine as a possible gray champion?
(a) Rush Limbaugh.
(b) George Bush.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Al Gore.

4. When do the authors predict the resolution of the Fourth Turning might come?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2026.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2222.

5. What does a gray champion tell about a time period?
(a) The period gave hope to many.
(b) The period was one of wealth.
(c) The period was one of great peril.
(d) The period had many accomplishments.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the Etruscans?

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

3. During the Third Turning, what happens to institutions according to the authors?

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

5. How do the authors and other historians view cycles of war?

(see the answer key)

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