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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 was the GI Generation's reputation during the Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) Homewreckers and school dropouts.
(b) The greatest generation.
(c) Peace keepers and homemakers.
(d) The saddest group of men.

2. What do gray champions do to the Fourth Turning?
(a) Close the Fourth Turning.
(b) Create conflict in the Fourth Turning.
(c) Bring the Fourth Turning to a climax.
(d) Grow relationships during the Fourth Turning.

3. By 1984, what had Boomers realized according to the authors?
(a) They needed to retire.
(b) They needed to free their children.
(c) They wanted to change their pasts.
(d) They had indulged themselves.

4. According to the authors, what did the 1773 Fourth Turning grow out of?
(a) A movement of breaking with family.
(b) A smoldering discontent.
(c) An inability to find spies.
(d) A need to protect the new country.

5. What options for a catalyst of the Fourth Turning do the authors suggest?
(a) A mjaor financial crisis or terrorist attack.
(b) Road destruction across states.
(c) An assassination or vaccinne fear.
(d) The destruction of computers and technology.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1984, what happened to social structures of unity according to the authors?

3. During the First Turning, what was the American family like?

4. What do cycles in major cultures share according to the authors?

5. Where do seasons occur according to the authors?

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