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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the authors, what might happen if Americans weather our Fourth Turning well?
(a) Much of the world will disown us.
(b) Our futures will be controlled by others.
(c) Much of the world would follow.
(d) Americans will be wealthy.

3. What major event do the authors think could the next cycle bring?
(a) Something small.
(b) Anything major.
(c) Different monetary beliefs.
(d) A new generation.

4. According to the authors, how should Americans prepare for the next season, economically?
(a) Families should save money but live well.
(b) People should shop freely.
(c) People should donate to their communities.
(d) Families should save their money.

5. What in a Fourth Turning can be foreseen, according to the authors?
(a) A disagreement.
(b) A catalyst.
(c) A political takeover.
(d) A change of traditions.

6. What are Americans all part of according to the authors?
(a) Inevitable decline.
(b) A hold on other countries.
(c) A vast reach of time.
(d) God.

7. When was the spirit of America at its height according to the authors?
(a) The start of the Vietnam conflict.
(b) The end of equal rights conflict.
(c) The start of World War II.
(d) The end of World War II.

8. Throughout the Unraveling, what does the Silent Generation avoid according to the authors?
(a) Following rules and laws.
(b) The peace of children.
(c) The humdrum of life.
(d) Saving money.

9. What options for a catalyst of the Fourth Turning do the authors suggest?
(a) Road destruction across states.
(b) A mjaor financial crisis or terrorist attack.
(c) An assassination or vaccinne fear.
(d) The destruction of computers and technology.

10. How should Americans avoid seeing history according to the authors?
(a) As inevitable progress.
(b) As lies.
(c) As reversible.
(d) As unimportant.

11. What will the Fourth Turning signal, according to the authors?
(a) The revitalization of America's youth.
(b) Opportunities for the youth.
(c) The best parts of America.
(d) The absolute bottom of the American spirit and its regeneration.

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

13. According to the authors, what will Boomers' old age be full of?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Entertainment.
(c) Political activity.
(d) Ethos of self-denial.

14. What kind of eras are Fourth Turnings?
(a) Crisis eras.
(b) Crusade eras.
(c) Old eras.
(d) New eras.

15. In preparation for the Fourth Turning, what do the authors think Americans should do with institutions?
(a) Throw money at them.
(b) Experiment with them.
(c) Save them.
(d) Ignore them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes the Second Turning according to the authors?

2. According to the authors, what do parents of Heroes do?

3. According to the authors, what did the 1929 Fourth Turning grow out of?

4. By 1984, what were Americans cynical about according to the authors?

5. When do the authors predict the catalyst even of the Fourth Turning occurring?

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