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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the authors suggest Americans prevent the Fourth Turning?
(a) Americans can rely on tradition.
(b) Americans should keep conflict to a minimum.
(c) Americans should engage in politics.
(d) Americans cannot prevent the Fourth Turning.

2. What will the catalyst of the Fourth Turning trigger according to the authors?
(a) A series of events that will lead into a new social order.
(b) A promise from younger generations.
(c) A return to the Third Turning.
(d) A keeping with tradition.

3. According to the authors, what do Awakenings embody?
(a) Strong family ties.
(b) Male and female role reversals.
(c) Strong extremes between cultural symbols.
(d) Creations of beauty in architecture.

4. When was the book published?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1997.
(c) 2005.
(d) 1959.

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

6. Why should Americans avoid being ideological according to the authors?
(a) Ideological ideas never succeed.
(b) No ideology helps the future.
(c) Ideological ideas are against God.
(d) No ideology is above the seasons.

7. Throughout the Unraveling, what does the Silent Generation prefer according to the authors?
(a) A yuppie lifestyle.
(b) Quiet retreats.
(c) Honesty and tradition.
(d) Loud parties.

8. In preparation, how do the authors think Americans should solve local problems?
(a) Support local stores.
(b) Raise taxes.
(c) Prepare new communities.
(d) Gain trust.

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

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

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

12. What will the pre-crisis years see in the Fourth Turning according to the authors?
(a) Disappearance of family values.
(b) Hope in new politicians.
(c) Struggles with Elders.
(d) Increasing distrust of the government.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Silent Generation do involving social reform according to the authors?

2. How do the authors argue that we should feel about the Fourth Turning?

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

4. How do the authors end the book?

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

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