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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is happening to the bureaucracy, in Toffler's account?
(a) It is choking off progress.
(b) It is creating unhappiness.
(c) It is breaking down.
(d) It is institutionalizing inefficiency.

2. What shift does the future bring, in Toffler's account?
(a) From democracy to totalitarianism.
(b) From industrialism to democracy.
(c) From industrialism to super-industrialism.
(d) From agriculture to high-technology.

3. What kind of lifestyle does Toffler say is characterized by frequent moves?
(a) Corporate lifestyle.
(b) Manual laborer lifestyle.
(c) Illegal immigrant lifestyle.
(d) Middle-class lifestyle.

4. What medical developments does Toffler say will result in moral conundrums?
(a) Organ transplants.
(b) Better joint replacement techniques.
(c) Preventative care techniques.
(d) Cancer surgery.

5. What does Toffler say people get from mobility?
(a) Debt.
(b) Status.
(c) Disorientation.
(d) Wealth.

6. What feeling characterizes the person who lives in what Toffler calls the fast lane?
(a) Transience.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Tradition.
(d) Spirituality.

7. What do deeper relationships involve, in Toffler's account?
(a) Interactions with many aspects of a person's personality.
(b) Genetic similarity.
(c) Initiation rituals.
(d) Shared spiritual experience.

8. What is causing the revolution in modern society?
(a) Environmental degradation.
(b) High finance.
(c) Urbanization.
(d) Technology.

9. What will products contain in the future Toffler imagines?
(a) Personalized appearance.
(b) Smart technology.
(c) Psychological extras.
(d) Embedded identifying chips.

10. What caused migrations in Europe, in Toffler's account?
(a) The shift from agriculture to industrial society.
(b) The shift from agriculture to manufacturing.
(c) The shift from natural to clock time.
(d) The expansion of the middle class.

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

12. What category are more relationships taking place in, according to Toffler?
(a) Professional relationships.
(b) Committed relationships.
(c) Service relationships.
(d) Family relationships.

13. What does Toffler foresee with regard to the oceans?
(a) Undersea warfare.
(b) Environmental degradation.
(c) Tsunamis.
(d) Underwater cities.

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

15. 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 place to study.
(d) The beach is a different experience.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will happen to the current economic model in the future Toffler imagines?

2. What does Toffler predict men will be able to do?

3. What was it that attracted immigrants to America, according to Toffler?

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

5. Where does culture shock take place, in Toffler's account?

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