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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will changes in agriculture mean for the future Toffler foresees?
(a) Fewer workers will be needed.
(b) Food will be poisoned with pesticides.
(c) More processing will be necessary for food.
(d) Food will be more nutritious.

2. What caused migrations in Europe, in Toffler's account?
(a) The shift from agriculture to manufacturing.
(b) The shift from agriculture to industrial society.
(c) The shift from natural to clock time.
(d) The expansion of the middle class.

3. What does Toffler say people get from mobility?
(a) Debt.
(b) Status.
(c) Disorientation.
(d) Wealth.

4. Who are the people of the future in Toffler's definition?
(a) The black sheep of society.
(b) The traditionalists.
(c) The fast-paced people.
(d) The people who resist the rat-race.

5. With whom does a person have medium-term relationships, according to Toffler?
(a) Family.
(b) Barbers.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) Clerks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of loyalty are the new kinds of organizations based on?

2. What is the consequence of people relocating their homes more often in super-industrial culture?

3. What symptom does Toffler describe as an aspect of future shock?

4. What contributes to the high rate of change in organizations?

5. What term does Toffler use to describe the future society?

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