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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toffler say is the real danger we face in the future?
(a) Social networks not being able to keep up with change.
(b) Insects developing immunity to pesticides.
(c) Diseases evolving beyond antibiotics.
(d) Not making plans for what's coming.

2. What animals have been used in underwater research?
(a) Cod.
(b) Squid.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Shrimp.

3. What will not be an option, in Toffler's view of the future?
(a) Keeping up with the pace of change.
(b) Returning to the past.
(c) Manipulating genes.
(d) Implanting embryos in the uterus.

4. What does Toffler say is the consequence of too much change?
(a) Misanthropy.
(b) Weltschmerz.
(c) Social irrationality.
(d) Ennui.

5. What did Holmes and Rahe find in their study of the Navy?
(a) A correlation between loneliness and aggression.
(b) A correlation between change and feelings of powerlessness.
(c) A correlation between change and illness.
(d) A correlation between change and depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toffler call modern people who live in tropical climates?

2. Where does the process of preparing for the future begin, according to Toffler?

3. What does the amount of change in an organization contribute to, according to Toffler?

4. What does Toffler say people get from mobility?

5. What does Toffler foresee with regard to the oceans?

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