View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characterizes relationships in big cities, in Tommo's opinion?
(a) They are genuine.
(b) They are fear-based.
(c) They are brief.
(d) They are temporary.

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

3. How do people learn to be aware of time, as Toffler describes it?
(a) They repeat the experiences of their ancestors.
(b) They keep solar calendars.
(c) They develop "durational expectancies."
(d) They measure their progress against the seasons.

4. What part of spring break does Toffler say makes it valuable for students?
(a) The beach is a different experience.
(b) The beach is a place to study.
(c) The beach is an escape.
(d) The beach is a place to apply their learning.

5. What will happen to the current economic model in the future Toffler imagines?
(a) It will cause turmoil as it dies out in the future.
(b) It will not be applicable.
(c) It will adapt to the new environment.
(d) It will cause tension and conflict with the new model.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the individual's relationship with the subgroup, in Toffler's account?

2. What feeling characterizes the person who lives in what Toffler calls the fast lane?

3. What feeling results from the development of Toffler's future culture?

4. What does Toffler say subgroups compete for?

5. How have careers changed in super-industrial culture?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 294 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample