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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does culture shock take place, in Toffler's account?
(a) Urban populations.
(b) All modern people.
(c) Foreign travelers.
(d) Developing nations.

2. How do the social experiences Toffler defines register the development of culture?
(a) They are compressed in time, accelerated.
(b) They are shunted aside as people spend time in individual pursuits.
(c) They are delayed in time.
(d) They are prevented from following their traditional development.

3. What will the future entail in Toffler's account?
(a) Destruction and despair.
(b) Turmoil and instability.
(c) Progress and happiness.
(d) New rules and new roles.

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

5. What caused migrations in America, in Toffler's account?
(a) The shift from producing to consuming.
(b) The shift from exporting to importing.
(c) The shift from industrialism to super-industrialism.
(d) The rise of the middle class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What symptom does Toffler describe as an aspect of future shock?

2. What kind of lifestyle does Toffler say is characterized by frequent moves?

3. What feeling characterizes the person who lives in what Toffler calls the fast lane?

4. How do many people treat change, as Toffler describes it?

5. What does the automobile contribute to super-industrial culture?

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