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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 1984, what were Americans cynical about according to the authors?
(a) Their backgrounds.
(b) Their traveling habits.
(c) Their institutions.
(d) Their construction methods.

2. When was the book published?
(a) 1959.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1997.

3. According to the authors, what did the 1929 Fourth Turning grow out of?
(a) The demeaning attitudes of the majority.
(b) A keeping with customs.
(c) The president's assassination.
(d) A materialistic 1920s.

4. What do Prophets do during a Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) Challenge the failing value-stystem of older institutions.
(b) Create art and writings.
(c) Attend medical and law school.
(d) Stay in seclusion.

5. According to the authors, how do Artists socially interact during Third Turnings?
(a) They discourage interaction with different classes.
(b) They prefer sensitivity and emotion.
(c) They enjoy loud lifestyles with others.
(d) They dislike most people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an example that the authors give about a major event that the next cycle might bring?

2. What in a Fourth Turning can be foreseen, according to the authors?

3. When was the spirit of America at its height according to the authors?

4. As the authors believe, what does the Silent Generation realize as they become 'neoseniors'?

5. How do the authors end the book?

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