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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, A Fourth Turning Prophecy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comprises the Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) An era of spiritual rebirth.
(b) A time period of drug use.
(c) A time period of chaos.
(d) An era of education.

2. In 1984, what happened to social structures of unity according to the authors?
(a) They grew stronger.
(b) They showed signs of weakness.
(c) Artists began fixing them.
(d) They had collapsed.

3. How often do new generations develop?
(a) Every 17 to 24 years.
(b) About 10 years.
(c) Once every 50 years.
(d) Every 24-46 years.

4. As the book opens, how do the American people behave according to the authors?
(a) Uneasy, aimless and adrift.
(b) Strong and unified.
(c) Upset and angry.
(d) Tired and heavy.

5. What is reflected in future generations according to the authors?
(a) Death.
(b) The love for children.
(c) The repetition of a four part cycle.
(d) Religious beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to civic order during the Second Turning according to the authors?

2. What is the most recent second turning according to the authors?

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

4. How do many historians record cycles?

5. What happened to the Etruscans?

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