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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Second Turning, Consciousness Revolution (1964-1984).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens during a first turning?
(a) Elder prophets die.
(b) Nomads are born.
(c) Artists become elders.
(d) Heroes are young adults.

2. Under what conditions did the Baby Boomers grow up according to the authors?
(a) They understood difficult financial times.
(b) They were spoiled and lacked discipline.
(c) They sufferred as child laborers.
(d) They wre treated harshly.

3. What happens to Nomads during a Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) Others ignore them.
(b) They gain money.
(c) They become stronger.
(d) They die.

4. What happens to the New Prophets during the First Turning?
(a) New Prophets are born.
(b) New Prophets head to the job market.
(c) New Prophets head to college.
(d) New Prophets gain money.

5. What do the authors mean when they state all cycles are circular?
(a) They eventually reach all stages.
(b) They have perfect and unbreakable repetition.
(c) They contain even numbers of years.
(d) They are perfectly a century.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the First Turning, why did Americans become conformists?

2. Why are the men of Mt. Rushmore together according to the authors?

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

4. What do young adults act like in the general cycle of life according to the authors?

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

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