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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toffler call the worker in the new organization?
(a) Fraternal man.
(b) Associative man.
(c) Corporate man.
(d) Family man.

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

3. What is leading the super-industrial revolution?
(a) Scientific technology.
(b) Free trade associations.
(c) Distribution channels.
(d) Government deregulation.

4. How will parenthood change in the future Toffler sees?
(a) It will be legal not biological.
(b) Babies will be property of the state.
(c) Parents will have to be certified.
(d) Children will be monitored more closely at schools.

5. What will companies manufacture in Toffler's future?
(a) Experiences.
(b) Transportation networks.
(c) Computer devices.
(d) Social services.

6. What part of spring break does Toffler say makes it worthwhile for beach communities?
(a) Student volunteers.
(b) Influx of talent and intellect.
(c) Student energy.
(d) Student spending.

7. In what way is spring break in Ft. Lauderdale exemplary of super-industrial culture?
(a) Students destroy the environment and leave.
(b) Students form temporary relationships.
(c) Students get a degree of freedom they don't have anywhere else.
(d) Students get to experiment with their personalities.

8. Who are the people of the future in Toffler's definition?
(a) The people who resist the rat-race.
(b) The black sheep of society.
(c) The fast-paced people.
(d) The traditionalists.

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

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

11. What is the economics of transience?
(a) Building temporary housing instead of long-term buildings.
(b) Educating children increases a family's future income.
(c) Replacing things is cheaper than repairing them.
(d) Investing in the market pays better dividends than saving.

12. Which relationship is not one of the relationships Toffler describes as comprising social experience?
(a) Organizations.
(b) Places.
(c) Morals.
(d) People.

13. What does Toffler say has been a consequence of mobility in Europe?
(a) Economic expansion.
(b) Spiritual stagnation.
(c) Political instability.
(d) Worker shortages.

14. What caused migrations in Europe, in Toffler's account?
(a) The shift from natural to clock time.
(b) The expansion of the middle class.
(c) The shift from agriculture to industrial society.
(d) The shift from agriculture to manufacturing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toffler say distinguishes people in cities from people in towns?

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

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

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

5. What term does Toffler use to describe marriage in the future?

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