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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Toffler describe future shock?
(a) As a disease.
(b) As an opportunity.
(c) As a temporary condition.
(d) As a transformative agent.

3. What is affected when a person's life changes?
(a) Their immune system.
(b) Their psychological adjustment.
(c) Their digestion.
(d) Their coping mechanisms.

4. What is NOT a symptom of future shock?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Violence.
(c) Withdrawal.
(d) Skepticism.

5. How have careers changed in super-industrial culture?
(a) They make people specialists.
(b) They tend to lead to promotion.
(c) They tend to trap people in one field.
(d) They have shorter lifespans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does change require from a person's physiology?

2. How long does Toffler say it now takes for public value systems to change?

3. What does Toffler say is the real danger we face in the future?

4. How does Toffler describe the "modular man's" relationships?

5. How will parenthood change in the future Toffler sees?

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