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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What development will affect how we experience choice in our democracy?
(a) Mechanization.
(b) Industrialization.
(c) Urbanization.
(d) Standardization.

2. Why does Toffler say that adapting to change will ultimately be impossible?
(a) Because man will always be at war with himself.
(b) Because the collectve consciousness will always be struggling to process the earliest tribal memories.
(c) Because the changes take place beyond the individual's sphere.
(d) Because the individual can never internalize society completely.

3. Why were alternative schools formed, in Toffler's account?
(a) To provide for religious education.
(b) To provide people with cheaper education options.
(c) To combat the standardization of education.
(d) To make schools for all girls or all boys.

4. What do deeper relationships involve, in Toffler's account?
(a) Initiation rituals.
(b) Shared spiritual experience.
(c) Interactions with many aspects of a person's personality.
(d) Genetic similarity.

5. How does Toffler say the future should be greeted?
(a) With equipoise.
(b) With wariness.
(c) With unconditional acceptance.
(d) With despair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toffler propose as a standard for relationships?

2. What does Toffler predict with regard to choice in future culture?

3. What can people develop to mitigate future shock?

4. What organizations does Toffler cite as an example of an organization that mitigates future shock?

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

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