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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is someone supposed to do once they choose their identity?
(a) Make new friends.
(b) Convert others to that same identity.
(c) Conform to the subgroup.
(d) Invent new identities.

2. What is the consequence of people relocating their homes more often in super-industrial culture?
(a) People fear attachment to any one place.
(b) People are happier when they can find the right place.
(c) People become super territorial over their possessions.
(d) People stimulate the economy every time they move.

3. What is leading the super-industrial revolution?
(a) Scientific technology.
(b) Distribution channels.
(c) Free trade associations.
(d) Government deregulation.

4. What category are more relationships taking place in, according to Toffler?
(a) Family relationships.
(b) Committed relationships.
(c) Professional relationships.
(d) Service relationships.

5. What is the economics of transience?
(a) Building temporary housing instead of long-term buildings.
(b) Educating children increases a family's future income.
(c) Investing in the market pays better dividends than saving.
(d) Replacing things is cheaper than repairing them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ability is compromised by too much change?

2. What does Toffler say helps consolidate each identity?

3. What organizations does Toffler cite as an example of an organization that mitigates future shock?

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

5. What is the other effect of increasing rate of change on different age groups?

(see the answer key)

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