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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the authors give the responsibility to concerning history at the end of the next saeculum?
(a) Politicians.
(b) God.
(c) Other countries.
(d) Americans.

2. 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 seemingly stable North and South compromise.
(d) A change in the government.

3. According to the authors, what do Artists do during Third Turnings?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Speed up social change.
(c) Grow religious conflicts.
(d) Save money.

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

5. What do Prophets do during a Fourth Turning according to the authors?
(a) Keep traditions alive.
(b) Produce the next crisis.
(c) Fight against the failures of social crusades.
(d) Protect society.

6. According to the authors, what did the 1773 Fourth Turning grow out of?
(a) A smoldering discontent.
(b) A movement of breaking with family.
(c) An inability to find spies.
(d) A need to protect the new country.

7. What was the GI Generation's reputation during the Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) The saddest group of men.
(b) The greatest generation.
(c) Peace keepers and homemakers.
(d) Homewreckers and school dropouts.

8. What do Heroes do during a Fourth Turning according to the authors?
(a) Protect society.
(b) Keep traditions alive.
(c) Produce the next crisis.
(d) Fight against the failures of social crusades.

9. In 1984, what was a part of American life according to the authors?
(a) A perfect diet food.
(b) Television sitcoms that entertained.
(c) The search for inner meaning.
(d) Fun and wearable clothes.

10. What brought out Americans' spiritual searching during the Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) Both Kennedy brothers' deaths.
(b) Racial inequality.
(c) The Moon Landing and Woodstock.
(d) Opposition to the Nixon Administration.

11. According to the authors, what do parents of Heroes do?
(a) Discourage them from growing up and leaving home.
(b) Put them to work early in life.
(c) Allow them to grow without traditional constraints.
(d) Protect them against social conflict.

12. When do the authors predict the catalyst even of the Fourth Turning occurring?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1997.

13. What happened economically during the Second Turning?
(a) Enormous growth.
(b) Small gains.
(c) Huge decline.
(d) Stagnant movement.

14. 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.

15. What do Prophets do during a Second Turning according to the authors?
(a) Create art and writings.
(b) Challenge the failing value-stystem of older institutions.
(c) Stay in seclusion.
(d) Attend medical and law school.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the authors, what will Boomers' old age be full of?

2. What will the catalyst of the Fourth Turning trigger according to the authors?

3. When do the authors predict the resolution of the Fourth Turning might come?

4. What can Americans do wit the coming crisis of the Fourth Turning according to the authors?

5. What should Americans focus on "today" according to the authors?

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