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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 did Medieval Christianity replace?
(a) The Victorians.
(b) The Vikings.
(c) The Etruscans.
(d) The Roman Empire.

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

3. What is the authors' fear as the book opens?
(a) History is being rewritten.
(b) Americans will not vote.
(c) The country is unraveling.
(d) People will not seriously read the book.

4. According to the authors, what did the 1860 Fourth Turning grow out of?
(a) A refusal to stay with seasonal activities.
(b) A lack of money.
(c) A change in the government.
(d) A seemingly stable North and South compromise.

5. What comprises the First Turning according to the authors?
(a) The people wreck communities.
(b) The people strengthen civic institutions.
(c) The people become educated.
(d) The people destroy their health.

Short Answer Questions

1. How frequently do these cycles of history repeat themselves?

2. What did the Etruscans know?

3. How do crisis eras begin?

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

5. What do Prophets do during a Second Turning according to the authors?

(see the answer key)

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