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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. What will happen with a revolutionary change?
(a) A new gray champion.
(b) New educations will form.
(c) Old money will disappear.
(d) Conflicts resolve themselves.

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

3. During the First Turning, why did Americans become conformists?
(a) Their lack of money.
(b) Their overly-educated youth.
(c) Their new technology.
(d) Their confidence.

4. What was the First Turning's time period like?
(a) England's hold over America.
(b) American poverty and fear.
(c) American doubt and retreat.
(d) American dominance.

5. What do the authors think Americans could learn from historical cycles?
(a) How to be kind.
(b) How to keep families together.
(c) What to save money for.
(d) What is in store for them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a 'saeculum' according to the authors?

3. What were John Adams and Dwight Eisenhower considered?

4. According to the authors, what have people sought to redefine in the last 150 years?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the length of a saeculum in the United States significant?

3. How do the authors characterize the 1960-70s?

4. What should individual Americans do to prepare for the Fourth Turning according to the authors?

5. What do the authors think about the upcoming Fourth Turning?

6. How did the Baby Boomers behave during the First Turning according to the authors?

7. What catalyst occurred during our Fourth Turning from the authors' viewpoint?

8. According to the authors, what struggles do the Boomers face as they age?

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

10. What are the authors' recommendations concerning seasonal activities?

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