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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How has commuting changed in super-industrial culture?
(a) People change jobs more often.
(b) People commute farther.
(c) People live longer lives.
(d) People work in more places.

2. What will the changes of the future result in, as Toffler describes it?
(a) People not knowing what makes sense.
(b) People not getting enough food.
(c) People not having a say in their governments.
(d) People not being able to afford medical care.

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

4. What is the consequence of high mobility, according to Toffler?
(a) Nationalism.
(b) Political involvement.
(c) Non-involvement in the community.
(d) Class consolidation in the suburbs.

5. Where do people typically migrate, in America?
(a) To where there are jobs.
(b) To the cities.
(c) To the suburbs.
(d) To the exurbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shift will take place in the future Toffler describes?

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

3. What does Toffler say has been a consequence of mobility in Europe?

4. What makes future shock different than culture shock?

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

(see the answer key)

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