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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What symptom does Toffler describe as an aspect of future shock?
(a) Despair.
(b) Ennui.
(c) Weltschmerz.
(d) Disorientation.

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

3. What is the consequence of people relocating their homes more often in super-industrial culture?
(a) People become super territorial over their possessions.
(b) People stimulate the economy every time they move.
(c) People fear attachment to any one place.
(d) People are happier when they can find the right place.

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

5. What does Toffler say has become less important in commuter culture?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Advertising.
(d) Distance and place.

Short Answer Questions

1. What needs to change as people adapt to future culture?

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

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

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

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

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