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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. What will the pre-crisis years see in the Fourth Turning according to the authors?
(a) Disappearance of family values.
(b) Increasing distrust of the government.
(c) Hope in new politicians.
(d) Struggles with Elders.

2. What do Heroes do during a Fourth Turning according to the authors?
(a) Protect society.
(b) Keep traditions alive.
(c) Fight against the failures of social crusades.
(d) Produce the next crisis.

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

4. What purpose does the Nomads' exhaustion from revolutionary change have?
(a) To hurt other archetypes.
(b) To gain momentum in politics.
(c) To spread wealth in the classes.
(d) To slow social change.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what conditions did the Baby Boomers grow up according to the authors?

2. In 1984, what was a part of American life according to the authors?

3. What was the generational cycle of 1690?

4. When is the cycle of archetypes formed according to the authors?

5. Throughout the Unraveling, what does the Silent Generation prefer according to the authors?

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