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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Toffler say has been a consequence of mobility in Europe?
(a) Worker shortages.
(b) Political instability.
(c) Spiritual stagnation.
(d) Economic expansion.

3. How does Toffler describe future shock?
(a) As a disease.
(b) As a temporary condition.
(c) As a transformative agent.
(d) As an opportunity.

4. What was it that attracted immigrants to America, according to Toffler?
(a) The right to free speech.
(b) The freedom from the past.
(c) The fast-paced life.
(d) The political stability.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does renting have on people, in Toffler's account?

2. What is the economics of transience?

3. What makes future shock different than culture shock?

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

5. How has commuting changed in super-industrial culture?

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