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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Prophets do during a Fourth Turning according to the authors?
(a) Protect society.
(b) Fight against the failures of social crusades.
(c) Keep traditions alive.
(d) Produce the next crisis.

2. Who do the authors imagine as a possible gray champion?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Al Gore.
(c) George Bush.
(d) Rush Limbaugh.

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

4. How do the authors suggest Americans prevent the Fourth Turning?
(a) Americans cannot prevent the Fourth Turning.
(b) Americans should keep conflict to a minimum.
(c) Americans should engage in politics.
(d) Americans can rely on tradition.

5. What happened economically during the Second Turning?
(a) Enormous growth.
(b) Huge decline.
(c) Stagnant movement.
(d) Small gains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Silent Generation do involving social reform according to the authors?

2. In pre-crisis years, how do the authors predict people will feel about government benefits?

3. According to the authors, what do Awakenings embody?

4. What will the catalyst of the Fourth Turning trigger according to the authors?

5. When do the authors predict the resolution of the Fourth Turning might come?

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