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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the process of preparing for the future begin, according to Toffler?
(a) With examining one's own reactions.
(b) With adulthood.
(c) With acquiring an education.
(d) With marriage.

2. What remedy might the family have against the pressures of future culture?
(a) More educational options.
(b) More mobility.
(c) More leisure time.
(d) More disposable income.

3. What does Toffler call the new management class?
(a) Totalitarianism.
(b) Ad-Hocracy.
(c) Technocracy.
(d) Bureaucracy.

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

5. Which groups move most often, in Toffler's account?
(a) Doctors and dentists.
(b) Mechanics.
(c) Technical workers.
(d) Agricultural workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what field have some countries tried to move away from giving people free choices?

2. What effect does an increasing rate of change have on the differences between age groups?

3. What is the economics of transience?

4. How does Toffler say technology will change pregnancy?

5. What organizations does Toffler cite as an example of an organization that mitigates future shock?

(see the answer key)

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