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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toffler predict will come out of genetics?
(a) Cut-throat pharmaceutical companies.
(b) Medical gene therapies.
(c) Cloning.
(d) Wars over intellectual property.

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

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

4. How does Toffler describe a job in a bureaucracy?
(a) An unchanging role with a fixed set of expectations.
(b) A reciprocal relationship with an organization that participates in the worker's development.
(c) A flexible role within a developing organization.
(d) A series of organizational problems to solve.

5. What does the amount of change in an organization contribute to, according to Toffler?
(a) Shorter-duration relationships.
(b) Social mobility.
(c) High suicide rates.
(d) Greater wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What techniques had Japan pioneered at the time of Toffler's writing?

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

3. What caused migrations in America, in Toffler's account?

4. What is leading the super-industrial revolution?

5. What term does Toffler use to describe marriage in the future?

Short Essay Questions

1. How will super-industrialism affect the family?

2. What is the effect of the acceleration of information?

3. How does Toffler say commuting has affected the future society?

4. How has home-relocation affected the future society?

5. What did migration mean in Europe and in America?

6. How does Toffler describe the pace of modern life and its effect on society?

7. How does future shock manifest?

8. How is future shock different than culture shock?

9. Describe the importance of the automobile in the super-industrial society.

10. What does Toffler foresee in terms of exploring the ocean?

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