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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what conditions did the Baby Boomers grow up according to the authors?
(a) They wre treated harshly.
(b) They sufferred as child laborers.
(c) They were spoiled and lacked discipline.
(d) They understood difficult financial times.

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

3. What were Jackson, Woodrow Wilson and Colin Powell considered?
(a) Elder prophets.
(b) Artists.
(c) Nomads.
(d) Heroes.

4. What is the most recent second turning according to the authors?
(a) Tax revolts of the early 1980s.
(b) Loud clothing of the 1990s.
(c) Lack of parenting in the 2000s.
(d) Sitcoms of the 1980s.

5. When a time period produces a revolutionary change, what stage are the 'children'?
(a) Heroes.
(b) Nomads.
(c) Artists.
(d) Prophets.

6. What fascinated the Romans according to the authors?
(a) The Etrucan idea of a periodic cycle.
(b) Their future earnings.
(c) Hospitals and medical personnel.
(d) Battle scenes and rescues.

7. What do children do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?
(a) Grow.
(b) Steal.
(c) Complain.
(d) Eat.

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

9. What was the generational cycle of 1600?
(a) Shakespeare's Elizabethan Generation.
(b) Roman Countrymen Generation.
(c) Wheatley's Philosophical Generation.
(d) Religious and Arts Appreciation Generation.

10. How did the Lost Generation treat social life?
(a) Social life kept family traditions alive.
(b) Social life was for religion.
(c) Social life was for exploitation.
(d) Social life was for security.

11. When was the Silent Generation born?
(a) 40s adn 50s.
(b) 50s and 60s.
(c) The 30s and 40s.
(d) Present day.

12. As the book opens, how do the American people behave according to the authors?
(a) Tired and heavy.
(b) Upset and angry.
(c) Uneasy, aimless and adrift.
(d) Strong and unified.

13. When was Generation X discovered?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1999.

14. What happens during a first turning?
(a) Elder prophets die.
(b) Nomads are born.
(c) Heroes are young adults.
(d) Artists become elders.

15. Why are the men of Mt. Rushmore together according to the authors?
(a) The four archetypes function together.
(b) They are historical figures.
(c) They are from the same time period.
(d) They were friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a time period produces a revolutionary change, what stage are the 'prophets'?

2. How do the authors present American history?

3. What was the generational cycle of 1790?

4. During the First Turning, why did Americans become conformists?

5. What does Mt. Rushmore represent according to the authors?

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