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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How will parenthood change in the future Toffler sees?
(a) It will be legal not biological.
(b) Children will be monitored more closely at schools.
(c) Parents will have to be certified.
(d) Babies will be property of the state.

2. What will lead to divorce in the society of the future?
(a) Partners reacting to change differently.
(b) New fertility technologies.
(c) The decline of religion.
(d) The development of digital pornography.

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

4. What does Toffler say is the consequence of fast rates of change?
(a) Shorter organizational lifespans.
(b) Greater pressure to adapt.
(c) Wider distribution of wealth.
(d) Sharper competitive edge.

5. What is leading the super-industrial revolution?
(a) Free trade associations.
(b) Scientific technology.
(c) Government deregulation.
(d) Distribution channels.

6. What will the future entail in Toffler's account?
(a) New rules and new roles.
(b) Progress and happiness.
(c) Turmoil and instability.
(d) Destruction and despair.

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

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

9. What does the automobile contribute to super-industrial culture?
(a) Increased mobility.
(b) More and more industrial waste.
(c) Decreased efficiency.
(d) Diminished family loyalty.

10. What does Toffler say Shakespeare would experience today?
(a) He would be appalled by how we treat peasants.
(b) He would understand only half of our words.
(c) He would not be surprised by anything.
(d) He would not recognize nature in our language.

11. What industries does Toffler say will grow in the economy of the future?
(a) Oil extraction.
(b) Mining.
(c) Experience industries.
(d) Tourism.

12. What feeling results from the development of Toffler's future culture?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Impermanence.
(c) Power.
(d) Security.

13. What needs to change as people adapt to future culture?
(a) People's sense of their relations.
(b) People's sense of how long things take.
(c) People's sense of how much work things require.
(d) People's sense of what things cost.

14. What does Toffler use as an example of companies of the future?
(a) Club med.
(b) Goldman Sachs.
(c) Bank of America.
(d) Exxon.

15. How do people learn to be aware of time, as Toffler describes it?
(a) They keep solar calendars.
(b) They repeat the experiences of their ancestors.
(c) They measure their progress against the seasons.
(d) They develop "durational expectancies."

Short Answer Questions

1. Which relationship is not one of the relationships Toffler describes as comprising social experience?

2. What does Toffler say has become less important in commuter culture?

3. What does Toffler say about the oceans?

4. What part of spring break does Toffler say makes it worthwhile for beach communities?

5. What does Toffler predict will come out of genetics?

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