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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toffler say is the consequence of fast rates of change?
(a) Shorter organizational lifespans.
(b) Wider distribution of wealth.
(c) Sharper competitive edge.
(d) Greater pressure to adapt.

2. What was it that attracted immigrants to America, according to Toffler?
(a) The fast-paced life.
(b) The political stability.
(c) The right to free speech.
(d) The freedom from the past.

3. What is the consequence of the faster pace of things, in Toffler's account?
(a) People learn to respect each other's labor.
(b) People learn to pay what things are worth.
(c) People see things as disposable.
(d) People learn to conserve.

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

5. What will lead to divorce in the society of the future?
(a) The decline of religion.
(b) The development of digital pornography.
(c) New fertility technologies.
(d) Partners reacting to change differently.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a person get from how they choose their identity?

2. How does Toffler describe a job in a bureaucracy?

3. In what way is spring break in Ft. Lauderdale exemplary of super-industrial culture?

4. What needs to change as people adapt to future culture?

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

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