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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toffler say is the real danger we face in the future?
(a) Not making plans for what's coming.
(b) Insects developing immunity to pesticides.
(c) Social networks not being able to keep up with change.
(d) Diseases evolving beyond antibiotics.

2. How does Toffler describe the "modular man's" relationships?
(a) They are interchangeable based on roles.
(b) They are optimized for efficiency.
(c) They are limited to specific roles.
(d) They are replicable from one place to another.

3. What does Toffler predict men will be able to do?
(a) Replicate plant life.
(b) Farm fish.
(c) Farm the ocean floor.
(d) Breathe underwater.

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

5. How does Toffler describe a job in a bureaucracy?
(a) A flexible role within a developing organization.
(b) A reciprocal relationship with an organization that participates in the worker's development.
(c) An unchanging role with a fixed set of expectations.
(d) A series of organizational problems to solve.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characterizes relationships in big cities, in Tommo's opinion?

2. What category are more relationships taking place in, according to Toffler?

3. What problem does Toffler describe for professionals in a future society?

4. What is leading the super-industrial revolution?

5. How do people learn to be aware of time, as Toffler describes it?

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