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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What influences Americans' view of the First Turning according to the authors?

2. What were Jon Edwards and William Lloyd Garrison considered?

3. During the Third Turning, what happens to institutions according to the authors?

4. What happens to old values during the First Turning according to the authors?

5. Where do seasons occur according to the authors?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the correct time that this chapter presents for Americans to embrace?

3. How did 13ers feel about America during the Second Turning according to the authors?

4. How do the 'cabbage patch kids' raising influence their adulthood according to the authors?

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

6. What is wrong with the generation in 1997 according to the book?

7. How do rhythms coexist with free will and the role of accidents?

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

9. According to the authors, which archetype creates the most problems during the Fourth Turning?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research the authors' backgrounds. Did their background influence the writing of this book in any way? Why?

Essay Topic 2

From reading the book, are the authors correct to worry about our country? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Is our society or government influenced by this book? How?

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