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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Toffler say technology will change pregnancy?
(a) Babies will be screened for diseases before birth.
(b) Babies will be nurtured outside the womb.
(c) Mothers will be able to breast-feed longer.
(d) Babies will be routinely born in only 7 months.

3. What animals have been used in underwater research?
(a) Cod.
(b) Shrimp.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Squid.

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 see things as disposable.
(d) People learn to respect each other's labor.

5. Who are a man's colleagues in the new kind of organization?
(a) His subordinates.
(b) His professional peers.
(c) His competitors.
(d) Co-workers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Toffler say distinguishes people in cities from people in towns?

3. What symptom does Toffler describe as an aspect of future shock?

4. How does Toffler describe the "modular man's" relationships?

5. What does Toffler say people get from mobility?

(see the answer key)

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