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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does renting have on people, in Toffler's account?
(a) Diminishes nationalism.
(b) Shortens the man-thing relationship.
(c) Intensifies the territorial instincts.
(d) Deemphasizes the territorial instinct.

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

3. What is the consequence of people relocating their homes more often in super-industrial culture?
(a) People fear attachment to any one place.
(b) People stimulate the economy every time they move.
(c) People are happier when they can find the right place.
(d) People become super territorial over their possessions.

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

5. What is the benefit of cultural transience to manufacturers?
(a) Fewer traditions makes for less loyal customers.
(b) Shorter product lives decrease the cost of materials.
(c) Shorter product lives increase sales.
(d) Longer product lives build customer loyalty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feeling results from the development of Toffler's future culture?

2. What shift does the future bring, in Toffler's account?

3. How have careers changed in super-industrial culture?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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