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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. What will people want in the new economy Toffler imagines?
(a) New forms of leisure.
(b) Psychic gratification.
(c) Durable products.
(d) Constant stimulation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is someone supposed to do once they choose their identity?

2. How will parenthood change in the future Toffler sees?

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

4. What effect does renting have on people, in Toffler's account?

5. Who are a man's colleagues in the new kind of organization?

(see the answer key)

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