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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 rise of the middle class.
(d) The shift from industrialism to super-industrialism.

4. What is the consequence of the faster pace of things, in Toffler's account?
(a) People learn to pay what things are worth.
(b) People learn to conserve.
(c) People learn to respect each other's labor.
(d) People see things as disposable.

5. What is the consequence of high mobility, according to Toffler?
(a) Non-involvement in the community.
(b) Class consolidation in the suburbs.
(c) Political involvement.
(d) Nationalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the future entail in Toffler's account?

2. What shift will take place in the future Toffler describes?

3. What does Toffler say has become less important in commuter culture?

4. What was it that attracted immigrants to America, according to Toffler?

5. What term does Toffler use to describe the future society?

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