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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do deeper relationships involve, in Toffler's account?

2. What is the consequence of the faster pace of things, in Toffler's account?

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

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

5. What does Toffler say Shakespeare would experience today?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the effect of urbanization on relationships?

2. How does technology and specialization affect occupations?

3. What does Toffler foresee in terms of exploring the ocean?

4. What did migration mean in Europe and in America?

5. What is a durational expectancy, and how has modern society affected durational expectancies?

6. What will change mean for the people of the future, in Toffler's account?

7. How does Toffler say commuting has affected the future society?

8. How is future shock different than culture shock?

9. What is the role of the organization in the future society?

10. What is the effect of the acceleration of information?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a review of Future Shock. What does Toffler set out to do, and does he accomplish his goal? Where does the book fall short of its stated goals? Where does it seem conflicted in its execution or thinking? Is the book ultimately successful? Define the terms for measuring its success.

Essay Topic 2

What is Toffler's place in the literature of futurism? Who are his colleagues and contemporaries? Review the literature of futurism of Toffler's age, and describe his place among the other writers predicting the future of industrial culture.

Essay Topic 3

What do the terms Toffler coins tell us about the kind of book Future Shock is? Is it scientific? Psychological? Literary? Critical? What kinds of fields does Toffler echo in his neologisms?

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