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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Toffler describe the "modular man's" relationships?
(a) They are optimized for efficiency.
(b) They are limited to specific roles.
(c) They are interchangeable based on roles.
(d) They are replicable from one place to another.

2. How do many people treat change, as Toffler describes it?
(a) They invite it.
(b) They fight it.
(c) They ignore it.
(d) They find opportunity in it.

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

4. Who are a man's colleagues in the new kind of organization?
(a) His professional peers.
(b) Co-workers.
(c) His competitors.
(d) His subordinates.

5. What is the reason for the shortening of relationships?
(a) Mechanization.
(b) Urbanization.
(c) Transportation.
(d) Finance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What needs to change as people adapt to future culture?

3. What animals have been used in underwater research?

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

5. What effect does renting have on people, in Toffler's account?

(see the answer key)

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