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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What were John Adams and Dwight Eisenhower considered?
(a) Artists.
(b) Heroes.
(c) Nomads.
(d) Elder prophets.

3. When does a generation come to be recognized?
(a) When it has power.
(b) When it reaches young adulthood.
(c) When it reproduces.
(d) When it finishes school.

4. How frequently do these cycles of history repeat themselves?
(a) Over similar lengths of time.
(b) Over dissimilar lengths of time.
(c) Throughout a century.
(d) Throughout a decade.

5. What do midlifers do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?
(a) Increase religious study.
(b) Wield power.
(c) Look toward retirement.
(d) Raise children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the generational cycle of 1740?

2. What comprises the Second Turning according to the authors?

3. What describes the Baby Boomers' educations according to the authors?

4. How often does each saeculum in the United States last?

5. How often do new generations develop?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the authors, why did Vietnam destroy the GI Generation's endless confidence?

2. Why does the name 'gray champion' fit an elder prophet?

3. What is so important about the Etruscans?

4. As the authors present information, how can a 'gray champion' bring the Fourth Turning to a climax?

5. What life do the authors see the 13ers living during the third turning?

6. How do rhythms in social indicators reflect turnings?

7. Why do the authors think Americans do not recognize cycles?

8. What hope do the authors have for the New Silent Generation?

9. According to the authors, what happens to generations when they pass through a crisis?

10. What problems do the authors say ideologies bring?

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