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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Fourth Turnings in History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Lost Generation treat social life?
(a) Social life was for exploitation.
(b) Social life kept family traditions alive.
(c) Social life was for religion.
(d) Social life was for security.

2. What do children do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?
(a) Steal.
(b) Eat.
(c) Grow.
(d) Complain.

3. In determining a generation, what should one look for according to the authors?
(a) Common beliefs and behaviors.
(b) New transportation and styles.
(c) Athletic patterns.
(d) Birth rates.

4. According to the authors, Americans identify generations by determining what?
(a) The length of a generation.
(b) The death from a generation.
(c) The discord within a generation.
(d) The wealth a generation forms.

5. How often do new generations develop?
(a) Every 17 to 24 years.
(b) Every 24-46 years.
(c) Once every 50 years.
(d) About 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What represents the Baby Boomers according to the authors?

2. What purpose does the Nomads' exhaustion from revolutionary change have?

3. What happens to the New Prophets during the First Turning?

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

5. What do midlifers do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?

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