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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 will happen with a revolutionary change?
(a) Old money will disappear.
(b) A new gray champion.
(c) Conflicts resolve themselves.
(d) New educations will form.

2. During the Second Turning, what did most Americans strive to become according to the authors?
(a) Smarter.
(b) More humanitarian.
(c) More powerful.
(d) Thriftier.

3. When a time period produces a revolutionary change, what stage are the 'prophets'?
(a) Midlife.
(b) Birth.
(c) Young adults.
(d) Elder.

4. What do midlifers do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?
(a) Wield power.
(b) Look toward retirement.
(c) Raise children.
(d) Increase religious study.

5. In pre-crisis years, how do the authors predict people will feel about government benefits?
(a) Distrustful of them.
(b) Entitled to them.
(c) Thankful for them.
(d) Distant from them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do generations often define themselves according to the authors?

2. How does each generation experience each period of the cycle?

3. What do all major cultures acknowledge according to the authors?

4. Throughout the Unraveling, what does the Silent Generation prefer according to the authors?

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

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