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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The Eternal Return.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What were Jefferson and Reagan considered?
(a) Elder prophets.
(b) Heroes.
(c) Artists.
(d) Nomads.

3. What is another name for a 'gray champion'?
(a) A deceased leader.
(b) An elder prophet.
(c) A formerly black champion.
(d) A saluki.

4. How do crisis eras begin?
(a) With catalysts.
(b) With American disagreements with other countries.
(c) With the end of religion.
(d) With new presidents.

5. How is Arnold Toynbee's cycle characterized?
(a) Happiness and despair.
(b) Marriage and divorce.
(c) Wealth and poverty.
(d) War and peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do elders do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?

2. What will happen with a revolutionary change?

3. What in a Fourth Turning can be foreseen, according to the authors?

4. What year does the book's introduction address?

5. How do generations behave with the concept of 'acting according to your season' according to the authors?

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