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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the people of the future in Toffler's definition?
(a) The people who resist the rat-race.
(b) The traditionalists.
(c) The fast-paced people.
(d) The black sheep of society.

2. How will new technologies help people, in Toffler's opinion?
(a) They will capitalize on change.
(b) They will reduce the impact of changes.
(c) They will increase adaptability.
(d) They will numb people to changes.

3. What term does Toffler use to describe marriage in the future?
(a) Morganatic marriage.
(b) Serial marriage.
(c) Common-law marriage.
(d) Civil union.

4. How have careers changed in super-industrial culture?
(a) They make people specialists.
(b) They have shorter lifespans.
(c) They tend to lead to promotion.
(d) They tend to trap people in one field.

5. What do "subcults" give the people who belong to them, in Toffler's account?
(a) A way to orient themselves.
(b) A way to spend their money.
(c) An individual identity.
(d) An escape from their jobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toffler call the decision to change lifestyle?

2. What does Toffler call the worker in the new organization?

3. What is someone supposed to do once they choose their identity?

4. What effect does Toffler say technology will have on education in the future?

5. Where does the process of preparing for the future begin, according to Toffler?

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