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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. According to the authors, what do parents of Heroes do?
(a) Allow them to grow without traditional constraints.
(b) Protect them against social conflict.
(c) Discourage them from growing up and leaving home.
(d) Put them to work early in life.

2. What do young adults act like in the general cycle of life according to the authors?
(a) Conservative.
(b) Tired.
(c) Useless.
(d) Vital.

3. According to the authors, what do Awakenings embody?
(a) Strong extremes between cultural symbols.
(b) Strong family ties.
(c) Male and female role reversals.
(d) Creations of beauty in architecture.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often do new generations develop?

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

3. What is the authors' fear as the book opens?

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

5. According to the authors, what do all Third Turnings consist of?

(see the answer key)

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