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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Gray Champions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is another name for a 'gray champion'?
(a) A deceased leader.
(b) A saluki.
(c) A formerly black champion.
(d) An elder prophet.

3. What happens to civic order during the Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) People renew their beliefs in it.
(b) People question it but remain silent.
(c) It comes under attack from a new system of values.
(d) It is strengthened.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The authors say that present day Americans continue to acknowledge what periodic cycle?

2. What comprises the Fourth Turning according to the authors?

3. When is the cycle of archetypes formed according to the authors?

4. When did the American saecular cycle begin?

5. What do elders do in the general cycle of life according to the authors?

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