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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused migrations in America, in Toffler's account?
(a) The shift from industrialism to super-industrialism.
(b) The shift from exporting to importing.
(c) The shift from producing to consuming.
(d) The rise of the middle class.

2. In what way is spring break in Ft. Lauderdale exemplary of super-industrial culture?
(a) Students form temporary relationships.
(b) Students get to experiment with their personalities.
(c) Students get a degree of freedom they don't have anywhere else.
(d) Students destroy the environment and leave.

3. What feeling characterizes the person who lives in what Toffler calls the fast lane?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Spirituality.
(d) Transience.

4. What does Toffler foresee with regard to the oceans?
(a) Underwater cities.
(b) Tsunamis.
(c) Undersea warfare.
(d) Environmental degradation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the benefit of cultural transience to manufacturers?

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

3. What is the consequence of people relocating their homes more often in super-industrial culture?

4. What do deeper relationships involve, in Toffler's account?

5. What kind of loyalty are the new kinds of organizations based on?

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