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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toffler propose as a standard for relationships?
(a) Role-based familiarity.
(b) Personal intimacy.
(c) Total involvement.
(d) Multi-generational knowledge.

2. What is the benefit of cultural transience to manufacturers?
(a) Fewer traditions makes for less loyal customers.
(b) Shorter product lives decrease the cost of materials.
(c) Longer product lives build customer loyalty.
(d) Shorter product lives increase sales.

3. What will people want in the new economy Toffler imagines?
(a) Psychic gratification.
(b) Constant stimulation.
(c) New forms of leisure.
(d) Durable products.

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

5. What is someone supposed to do once they choose their identity?
(a) Invent new identities.
(b) Convert others to that same identity.
(c) Make new friends.
(d) Conform to the subgroup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toffler use as an example of companies of the future?

2. What do subgroups provide for people?

3. What must men do as they face the coming changes, in Toffler's account?

4. What feeling characterizes the person who lives in what Toffler calls the fast lane?

5. How does Toffler describe the orientation of the education system?

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