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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does culture shock take place, in Toffler's account?
(a) All modern people.
(b) Developing nations.
(c) Urban populations.
(d) Foreign travelers.

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

3. What makes future shock different than culture shock?
(a) Future shock consists of familiar cues being replaced by unfamiliar cues.
(b) Future shock is a cultural condition.
(c) Culture shock only lasts for a generation before assimilation takes place.
(d) Culture shock only happens in modern cultures.

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

5. What feeling characterizes the person who lives in what Toffler calls the fast lane?
(a) Spirituality.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Transience.
(d) Boredom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of lifestyle does Toffler say is characterized by frequent moves?

2. What is the consequence of high mobility, according to Toffler?

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

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

5. How do the social experiences Toffler defines register the development of culture?

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