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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What line will industries blur in the future, according to Toffler?
(a) Between public and private.
(b) Between expenses and deductions.
(c) Between revenue and profit.
(d) Between reality and illusion.

2. What does Toffler say is the consequence of too much change?
(a) Ennui.
(b) Misanthropy.
(c) Weltschmerz.
(d) Social irrationality.

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

4. What does Toffler say has become less important in commuter culture?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Distance and place.

5. What organizations does Toffler cite as an example of an organization that mitigates future shock?
(a) Restaurants.
(b) Hospitals.
(c) Schools.
(d) Halfway houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Toffler describe future shock?

2. What industries does Toffler say will grow in the economy of the future?

3. What will people want in the new economy Toffler imagines?

4. What term does Toffler use to describe the future society?

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

(see the answer key)

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