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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the authors, what do Heroes do during a Second Turning?
(a) Become elders.
(b) Raise Artists.
(c) Create wealth.
(d) Forget their ambitions.

2. In pre-crisis years, how do the authors predict people will feel about government benefits?
(a) Distant from them.
(b) Entitled to them.
(c) Distrustful of them.
(d) Thankful for them.

3. What should Americans focus on "today" according to the authors?
(a) Social safety nets.
(b) Values.
(c) Technology and diversity.
(d) Personal relationships.

4. What did the Silent Generation do involving social reform according to the authors?
(a) Sought to improve it.
(b) Ignored it.
(c) Hired others to help with it.
(d) Kept it hidden in the media.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Prophets do during a Second Turning according to the authors?

2. What type of activities should Americans participate in as the Fourth Turning approaches?

3. When do the authors predict the catalyst even of the Fourth Turning occurring?

4. By 1984, what emerged as the culture debate according to the authors?

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

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