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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Toffler describe future shock?
(a) As a temporary condition.
(b) As a transformative agent.
(c) As a disease.
(d) As an opportunity.

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

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

4. What symptom does Toffler describe as an aspect of future shock?
(a) Disorientation.
(b) Ennui.
(c) Despair.
(d) Weltschmerz.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the amount of change in an organization contribute to, according to Toffler?

2. What do deeper relationships involve, in Toffler's account?

3. What will changes in agriculture mean for the future Toffler foresees?

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

5. What does Toffler say Shakespeare would experience today?

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