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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of lifestyle does Toffler say is characterized by frequent moves?
(a) Illegal immigrant lifestyle.
(b) Corporate lifestyle.
(c) Middle-class lifestyle.
(d) Manual laborer lifestyle.

3. Who are the people of the future in Toffler's definition?
(a) The fast-paced people.
(b) The traditionalists.
(c) The people who resist the rat-race.
(d) The black sheep of society.

4. Who are a man's colleagues in the new kind of organization?
(a) Co-workers.
(b) His professional peers.
(c) His competitors.
(d) His subordinates.

5. What feeling characterizes the person who lives in what Toffler calls the fast lane?
(a) Transience.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Spirituality.
(d) Tradition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the changes of the future result in, as Toffler describes it?

2. What is happening to the bureaucracy, in Toffler's account?

3. What kind of loyalty are the new kinds of organizations based on?

4. What will the future entail in Toffler's account?

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

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