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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason for the shortening of relationships?
(a) Finance.
(b) Mechanization.
(c) Urbanization.
(d) Transportation.

2. Why were alternative schools formed, in Toffler's account?
(a) To provide people with cheaper education options.
(b) To combat the standardization of education.
(c) To provide for religious education.
(d) To make schools for all girls or all boys.

3. How does Toffler describe the "modular man's" relationships?
(a) They are replicable from one place to another.
(b) They are interchangeable based on roles.
(c) They are optimized for efficiency.
(d) They are limited to specific roles.

4. What can people develop to mitigate future shock?
(a) Future shock buffers.
(b) Future shock dampeners.
(c) Future shock absorbers.
(d) Future shock intuition.

5. What happens when a group's experience is above the adaptive range?
(a) Shift toward messianism.
(b) Problems of distortion.
(c) Reactionary violence.
(d) Decline in membership.

Short Answer Questions

1. What development will affect how we experience choice in our democracy?

2. How does Toffler say the future should be greeted?

3. Where does the process of preparing for the future begin, according to Toffler?

4. What does Toffler say distinguishes people in cities from people in towns?

5. In what field have some countries tried to move away from giving people free choices?

(see the answer key)

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