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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does a person have medium-term relationships, according to Toffler?
(a) Clerks.
(b) Neighbors.
(c) Barbers.
(d) Family.

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

3. How does Toffler see organizations in the future?
(a) As the apotheosis for individuality.
(b) As a new class of citizens.
(c) As the salvation of the masses.
(d) As something that turns men into cogs.

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

5. How does Toffler describe the "modular man's" relationships?
(a) They are limited to specific roles.
(b) They are optimized for efficiency.
(c) They are interchangeable based on roles.
(d) They are replicable from one place to another.

6. Which relationship is not one of the relationships Toffler describes as comprising social experience?
(a) People.
(b) Morals.
(c) Organizations.
(d) Places.

7. What caused migrations in America, in Toffler's account?
(a) The rise of the middle class.
(b) The shift from industrialism to super-industrialism.
(c) The shift from exporting to importing.
(d) The shift from producing to consuming.

8. What does Toffler predict men will be able to do?
(a) Farm the ocean floor.
(b) Breathe underwater.
(c) Farm fish.
(d) Replicate plant life.

9. How do the social experiences Toffler defines register the development of culture?
(a) They are compressed in time, accelerated.
(b) They are delayed in time.
(c) They are shunted aside as people spend time in individual pursuits.
(d) They are prevented from following their traditional development.

10. What part of spring break does Toffler say makes it valuable for students?
(a) The beach is a place to apply their learning.
(b) The beach is an escape.
(c) The beach is a different experience.
(d) The beach is a place to study.

11. What was it that attracted immigrants to America, according to Toffler?
(a) The fast-paced life.
(b) The freedom from the past.
(c) The right to free speech.
(d) The political stability.

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

13. What shift will take place in the future Toffler describes?
(a) From second-shift to third shift.
(b) From white-collar to blue-collar.
(c) From first-shift to second-shift.
(d) From blue-collar to white-collar.

14. Where does culture shock take place, in Toffler's account?
(a) Developing nations.
(b) Foreign travelers.
(c) All modern people.
(d) Urban populations.

15. What contributes to the high rate of change in organizations?
(a) Mobility.
(b) Mechanization.
(c) Mortgages.
(d) Mergers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the consequence of high mobility, according to Toffler?

2. What will products contain in the future Toffler imagines?

3. What problem does Toffler describe for professionals in a future society?

4. What animals have been used in underwater research?

5. What will be the new influence on the economy of the future?

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