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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. What hit the Lost Generation hard?
(a) Two world wars and the Great Depression.
(b) A lack of education.
(c) New expectations.
(d) Aging too quickly.

2. During the First Turning, why did Americans become conformists?
(a) Their lack of money.
(b) Their new technology.
(c) Their confidence.
(d) Their overly-educated youth.

3. When was Generation X discovered?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1990.

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

5. What do midlifers do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?
(a) Increase religious study.
(b) Raise children.
(c) Wield power.
(d) Look toward retirement.

Short Answer Questions

1. In determining a generation, what should one look for according to the authors?

2. During the First Turning, what was the American family like?

3. When is the cycle of archetypes formed according to the authors?

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

5. What was the First Turning's time period like?

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