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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toffler say about the oceans?
(a) That they will rise.
(b) That they will destroy civilization.
(c) That they have not been mapped.
(d) That they limit the expansion of human societies.

2. What is causing the revolution in modern society?
(a) Urbanization.
(b) Environmental degradation.
(c) High finance.
(d) Technology.

3. How does Toffler describe a job in a bureaucracy?
(a) A series of organizational problems to solve.
(b) A reciprocal relationship with an organization that participates in the worker's development.
(c) A flexible role within a developing organization.
(d) An unchanging role with a fixed set of expectations.

4. What was it that attracted immigrants to America, according to Toffler?
(a) The political stability.
(b) The right to free speech.
(c) The freedom from the past.
(d) The fast-paced life.

5. What will the changes of the future result in, as Toffler describes it?
(a) People not being able to afford medical care.
(b) People not knowing what makes sense.
(c) People not having a say in their governments.
(d) People not getting enough food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toffler say is the real danger we face in the future?

2. What contributes to the high rate of change in organizations?

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

4. What kind of loyalty are the new kinds of organizations based on?

5. What caused migrations in America, in Toffler's account?

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