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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Toffler see organizations in the future?
(a) As the apotheosis for individuality.
(b) As a new class of citizens.
(c) As something that turns men into cogs.
(d) As the salvation of the masses.

2. What contributes to the high rate of change in organizations?
(a) Mobility.
(b) Mechanization.
(c) Mergers.
(d) Mortgages.

3. What industries does Toffler say will grow in the economy of the future?
(a) Experience industries.
(b) Mining.
(c) Oil extraction.
(d) Tourism.

4. What is the individual's relationship with the subgroup, in Toffler's account?
(a) He subordinates his ideas to the group's.
(b) He identifies with certain characteristics and adapts them to his personality.
(c) He pledges to bring new converts to the subgroup.
(d) He serves as the group's representative wherever he goes.

5. What is happening to the bureaucracy, in Toffler's account?
(a) It is institutionalizing inefficiency.
(b) It is creating unhappiness.
(c) It is choking off progress.
(d) It is breaking down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toffler say Shakespeare would experience today?

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

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

4. What will people want in the new economy Toffler imagines?

5. How do the social experiences Toffler defines register the development of culture?

(see the answer key)

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