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

2. What effect does renting have on people, in Toffler's account?
(a) Diminishes nationalism.
(b) Shortens the man-thing relationship.
(c) Deemphasizes the territorial instinct.
(d) Intensifies the territorial instincts.

3. What do deeper relationships involve, in Toffler's account?
(a) Initiation rituals.
(b) Shared spiritual experience.
(c) Interactions with many aspects of a person's personality.
(d) Genetic similarity.

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

5. What problem does Toffler describe for professionals in a future society?
(a) Their industries will become obsolete.
(b) They will not be able to keep up with changes.
(c) They will have more and more power in their fields.
(d) They will shrink in size as a social class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was it that attracted immigrants to America, according to Toffler?

2. What does Toffler say has become less important in commuter culture?

3. What characterizes relationships in big cities, in Tommo's opinion?

4. What will the future entail in Toffler's account?

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

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