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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What term does Toffler use to describe the future society?
(a) Super-industrialism.
(b) Transnational capitalism.
(c) Mega-production.
(d) Technological totalitarianism.

3. What kind of lifestyle does Toffler say is characterized by frequent moves?
(a) Corporate lifestyle.
(b) Middle-class lifestyle.
(c) Illegal immigrant lifestyle.
(d) Manual laborer lifestyle.

4. What is the benefit of cultural transience to manufacturers?
(a) Longer product lives build customer loyalty.
(b) Fewer traditions makes for less loyal customers.
(c) Shorter product lives decrease the cost of materials.
(d) Shorter product lives increase sales.

5. What symptom does Toffler describe as an aspect of future shock?
(a) Weltschmerz.
(b) Disorientation.
(c) Despair.
(d) Ennui.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do many people treat change, as Toffler describes it?

2. What will the changes of the future result in, as Toffler describes it?

3. What shift will take place in the future Toffler describes?

4. What feeling results from the development of Toffler's future culture?

5. How does Toffler describe future shock?

(see the answer key)

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