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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is someone supposed to do once they choose their identity?
(a) Convert others to that same identity.
(b) Invent new identities.
(c) Make new friends.
(d) Conform to the subgroup.

2. What will people want in the new economy Toffler imagines?
(a) Durable products.
(b) Constant stimulation.
(c) Psychic gratification.
(d) New forms of leisure.

3. What does Toffler predict will come out of genetics?
(a) Medical gene therapies.
(b) Wars over intellectual property.
(c) Cut-throat pharmaceutical companies.
(d) Cloning.

4. What caused migrations in America, in Toffler's account?
(a) The shift from exporting to importing.
(b) The shift from industrialism to super-industrialism.
(c) The rise of the middle class.
(d) The shift from producing to consuming.

5. What part of spring break does Toffler say makes it valuable for students?
(a) The beach is a different experience.
(b) The beach is an escape.
(c) The beach is a place to apply their learning.
(d) The beach is a place to study.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shift does the future bring, in Toffler's account?

2. What is the other effect of increasing rate of change on different age groups?

3. What industries does Toffler say will grow in the economy of the future?

4. In what way is spring break in Ft. Lauderdale exemplary of super-industrial culture?

5. What tools will be necessary to determine whether changes should be allowed?

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