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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Cycles of History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eventually, what happens to circular cycles?
(a) They become stronger.
(b) They have a moment of discontinuity.
(c) They bore people.
(d) They disappear.

2. What do the authors think Americans could learn from historical cycles?
(a) How to keep families together.
(b) How to be kind.
(c) What to save money for.
(d) What is in store for them.

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

4. What year does the book's introduction address?
(a) 2010.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1902.

5. Where do seasons occur according to the authors?
(a) Outdoors, four times a year.
(b) Within the education system.
(c) At historical museums.
(d) Across and within generations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a 'saeculum' according to the authors?

2. What happened to the Etruscans?

3. What happens in 'linear time' according to the authors?

4. The authors say that what comprises circular cycles?

5. What was the generational cycle of 1690?

(see the answer key)

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