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

2. When does a generation come to be recognized?
(a) When it has power.
(b) When it reaches young adulthood.
(c) When it finishes school.
(d) When it reproduces.

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

4. How do generations often define themselves according to the authors?
(a) By the former generation.
(b) With their parents' generation.
(c) By whatever the media says about them.
(d) Against the shadow of the generation two steps prior to them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Generation X discovered?

2. How does the archetypal pattern begin?

3. What will the Fourth Turning signal, according to the authors?

4. Where do seasons occur according to the authors?

5. Who controlled much of the world during the First Turning?

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