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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. In preparation, how do the authors think Americans should solve local problems?
(a) Prepare new communities.
(b) Raise taxes.
(c) Gain trust.
(d) Support local stores.

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

3. How do many historians record cycles?
(a) Depressions.
(b) Birth records.
(c) Revitalizations
(d) War.

4. In determining a generation, what should one look for according to the authors?
(a) Athletic patterns.
(b) Birth rates.
(c) Common beliefs and behaviors.
(d) New transportation and styles.

5. How do Americans view the First Turning according to the authors?
(a) As a 'high.'
(b) As depressing.
(c) As promising.
(d) As a 'low.'

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What will Boomers want to do during economic trouble according to the authors?

3. How is Arnold Toynbee's cycle characterized?

4. What is the most recent second turning according to the authors?

5. How are revitalizations divided?

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