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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toffler propose as a method for dealing with future shock?
(a) Subcults.
(b) Revolution.
(c) Therapy.
(d) Situational groups.

2. What is NOT a characteristic of the bureaucracy?
(a) People are free to move from one role to another.
(b) People occupy a place in the vertical hierarchy.
(c) People occupy a place in the division of labor.
(d) Organizational relationships are permanent.

3. What is Toffler's premise in Future Shock?
(a) That there will be a collapse after years of prosperity.
(b) That the future will bring a return of the sins of the early industrialists.
(c) That there is a limit to how much man can adapt to.
(d) That the future will witness a new stability after years of turmoil and change.

4. What animals have been used in underwater research?
(a) Cod.
(b) Squid.
(c) Shrimp.
(d) Dolphins.

5. What does Toffler foresee with regard to the oceans?
(a) Environmental degradation.
(b) Undersea warfare.
(c) Tsunamis.
(d) Underwater cities.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Toffler describe future shock?

2. How does Toffler say the future should be greeted?

3. What will people want in the new economy Toffler imagines?

4. What caused migrations in Europe, in Toffler's account?

5. How does Toffler describe a person's choices in the future?

(see the answer key)

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