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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 the consequence of the faster pace of things, in Toffler's account?
(a) People see things as disposable.
(b) People learn to respect each other's labor.
(c) People learn to conserve.
(d) People learn to pay what things are worth.

2. What does Toffler say distinguishes people in cities from people in towns?
(a) They don't know their neighbors as well.
(b) They don't have the same sense of loyalty to the place.
(c) They don't have the same affection for their environment.
(d) They don't all shop in the same place.

3. What will companies manufacture in Toffler's future?
(a) Experiences.
(b) Computer devices.
(c) Transportation networks.
(d) Social services.

4. What effect does Toffler say technology will have on education in the future?
(a) Standardized tests will rule the classrooms.
(b) Curricula will be standardized.
(c) Computerized testing will centralize education.
(d) There will be more alternative schools.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason for the shortening of relationships?

2. What characterizes relationships in big cities, in Tommo's opinion?

3. What is the danger in society's rate of change, in Toffler's opinion?

4. What does change require from a person's physiology?

5. What makes future shock different than culture shock?

(see the answer key)

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