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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does culture shock take place, in Toffler's account?
(a) Urban populations.
(b) All modern people.
(c) Developing nations.
(d) Foreign travelers.

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

3. What does Toffler call the new management class?
(a) Technocracy.
(b) Bureaucracy.
(c) Ad-Hocracy.
(d) Totalitarianism.

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

5. What kind of loyalty are the new kinds of organizations based on?
(a) Loyalty to the nation.
(b) Loyalty to the boss.
(c) Loyalty to the business.
(d) Loyalty to the profession.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes future shock different than culture shock?

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

3. What industries does Toffler say will grow in the economy of the future?

4. What is the reason for the shortening of relationships?

5. What category are more relationships taking place in, according to Toffler?

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