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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How have careers changed in super-industrial culture?
(a) They tend to lead to promotion.
(b) They make people specialists.
(c) They have shorter lifespans.
(d) They tend to trap people in one field.

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

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

4. What is leading the super-industrial revolution?
(a) Free trade associations.
(b) Government deregulation.
(c) Distribution channels.
(d) Scientific technology.

5. How has commuting changed in super-industrial culture?
(a) People change jobs more often.
(b) People commute farther.
(c) People live longer lives.
(d) People work in more places.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will changes in agriculture mean for the future Toffler foresees?

2. What does Toffler call the worker in the new organization?

3. What feeling characterizes the person who lives in what Toffler calls the fast lane?

4. What will products contain in the future Toffler imagines?

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

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