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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. How do Americans view the First Turning according to the authors?
(a) As a 'low.'
(b) As depressing.
(c) As a 'high.'
(d) As promising.

2. What was the generational cycle of 1690?
(a) Queen Elizabeth's Religious Generation.
(b) John Smith's Exploratory Generation.
(c) The Slavery Generation.
(d) King Carter's Glorious Generation.

3. The authors say that present day Americans continue to acknowledge what periodic cycle?
(a) A Christian cycle of death and rebirth.
(b) Water and its forms.
(c) Schooling.
(d) Jobs and retirements.

4. What did the Etruscans know?
(a) That money did not matter.
(b) That food was sustainable.
(c) That history was cyclical.
(d) That other cultures were stronger than theirs.

5. How often does each saeculum in the United States last?
(a) 150-200 years.
(b) A decade.
(c) We don't know yet.
(d) 80-100 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the generational cycle of 1790?

3. What do generations do when they pass through a crisis according to the authors?

4. What happens to Nomads during a Second Turning according to the authors?

5. How are revitalizations divided?

(see the answer key)

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