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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 call the worker in the new organization?
(a) Associative man.
(b) Fraternal man.
(c) Family man.
(d) Corporate man.

2. What will the changes of the future result in, as Toffler describes it?
(a) People not being able to afford medical care.
(b) People not getting enough food.
(c) People not having a say in their governments.
(d) People not knowing what makes sense.

3. How does Toffler describe the "modular man's" relationships?
(a) They are optimized for efficiency.
(b) They are interchangeable based on roles.
(c) They are replicable from one place to another.
(d) They are limited to specific roles.

4. What problem does Toffler describe for professionals in a future society?
(a) They will not be able to keep up with changes.
(b) Their industries will become obsolete.
(c) They will shrink in size as a social class.
(d) They will have more and more power in their fields.

5. How have careers changed in super-industrial culture?
(a) They tend to trap people in one field.
(b) They tend to lead to promotion.
(c) They have shorter lifespans.
(d) They make people specialists.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the consequence of people relocating their homes more often in super-industrial culture?

3. What shift does the future bring, in Toffler's account?

4. What does Toffler say Shakespeare would experience today?

5. What makes future shock different than culture shock?

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