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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the people of the future in Toffler's definition?
(a) The fast-paced people.
(b) The people who resist the rat-race.
(c) The black sheep of society.
(d) The traditionalists.

2. What kind of lifestyle does Toffler say is characterized by frequent moves?
(a) Illegal immigrant lifestyle.
(b) Corporate lifestyle.
(c) Manual laborer lifestyle.
(d) Middle-class lifestyle.

3. What caused migrations in Europe, in Toffler's account?
(a) The expansion of the middle class.
(b) The shift from natural to clock time.
(c) The shift from agriculture to manufacturing.
(d) The shift from agriculture to industrial society.

4. Which groups move most often, in Toffler's account?
(a) Technical workers.
(b) Doctors and dentists.
(c) Agricultural workers.
(d) Mechanics.

5. What does Toffler say people get from mobility?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Disorientation.
(c) Status.
(d) Debt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes future shock different than culture shock?

2. What shift does the future bring, in Toffler's account?

3. Where do people typically migrate, in America?

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

5. What feeling results from the development of Toffler's future culture?

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