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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What needs to change as people adapt to future culture?
(a) People's sense of what things cost.
(b) People's sense of how much work things require.
(c) People's sense of their relations.
(d) People's sense of how long things take.

2. What is the economics of transience?
(a) Investing in the market pays better dividends than saving.
(b) Building temporary housing instead of long-term buildings.
(c) Replacing things is cheaper than repairing them.
(d) Educating children increases a family's future income.

3. What part of spring break does Toffler say makes it worthwhile for beach communities?
(a) Student spending.
(b) Student volunteers.
(c) Student energy.
(d) Influx of talent and intellect.

4. What shift does the future bring, in Toffler's account?
(a) From industrialism to democracy.
(b) From agriculture to high-technology.
(c) From democracy to totalitarianism.
(d) From industrialism to super-industrialism.

5. How has commuting changed in super-industrial culture?
(a) People work in more places.
(b) People live longer lives.
(c) People change jobs more often.
(d) People commute farther.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Toffler describe the "modular man's" relationships?

2. What caused migrations in Europe, in Toffler's account?

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

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

5. Where do people typically migrate, in America?

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