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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 is the reason for the shortening of relationships?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Mechanization.
(c) Finance.
(d) Urbanization.

2. Who are the people of the future in Toffler's definition?
(a) The traditionalists.
(b) The black sheep of society.
(c) The fast-paced people.
(d) The people who resist the rat-race.

3. What is the benefit of cultural transience to manufacturers?
(a) Shorter product lives decrease the cost of materials.
(b) Shorter product lives increase sales.
(c) Fewer traditions makes for less loyal customers.
(d) Longer product lives build customer loyalty.

4. What remedy might the family have against the pressures of future culture?
(a) More leisure time.
(b) More mobility.
(c) More educational options.
(d) More disposable income.

5. What does Toffler call the worker in the new organization?
(a) Family man.
(b) Fraternal man.
(c) Associative man.
(d) Corporate man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of spring break does Toffler say makes it worthwhile for beach communities?

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

4. How has commuting changed in super-industrial culture?

5. What does Toffler say people get from mobility?

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