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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ability is compromised by too much change?

2. How often does the orientation response occur?

3. What can people develop to mitigate future shock?

4. In what field have some countries tried to move away from giving people free choices?

5. What does Toffler say about preventing future shock?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would Toffler design curricula for the future education system?

2. How does Toffler say victims of future shock deal with their situation?

3. How can future shock be prevented?

4. How will education have to change to meet the future?

5. What is the danger of change in a super-industrial culture?

6. What does Toffler say the future will bring for individuals?

7. What is entailed in changing a lifestyle?

8. How is super-industrialism affecting the segmentation of the population?

9. How does Toffler describe the successful adaptation to change?

10. What purpose do subcults serve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you characterize Toffler's views in terms of our contemporary political dialogue? Which parties would Toffler be most sympathetic with, based on the ideas in Future Shock? What kind of political policies could Future Shock be used to support?

Essay Topic 2

How realistic are Toffler's suggestions for mitigating change in culture? How would you characterize his solutions? What do they say about his values? What options does he consider? What options does he not consider? What do they say about his analysis and his priorities? What are the benefits of Toffler's perspective? What are the limitations?

Essay Topic 3

What do the terms Toffler coins tell us about the kind of book Future Shock is? Is it scientific? Psychological? Literary? Critical? What kinds of fields does Toffler echo in his neologisms?

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