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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a symptom of future shock?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Skepticism.
(c) Withdrawal.
(d) Violence.

2. What will the future entail in Toffler's account?
(a) Turmoil and instability.
(b) New rules and new roles.
(c) Progress and happiness.
(d) Destruction and despair.

3. What medical developments does Toffler say will result in moral conundrums?
(a) Cancer surgery.
(b) Preventative care techniques.
(c) Organ transplants.
(d) Better joint replacement techniques.

4. How long does Toffler say it now takes for public value systems to change?
(a) Within a lifetime.
(b) Every few generations.
(c) Every few hundred years.
(d) Every few years.

5. What does future shock result from?
(a) Instability.
(b) Over-stimulation.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Despair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which relationship is not one of the relationships Toffler describes as comprising social experience?

2. What did Holmes and Rahe find in their study of the Navy?

3. What does Toffler say Shakespeare would experience today?

4. What will products contain in the future Toffler imagines?

5. What will companies manufacture in Toffler's future?

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