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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Toffler say about the oceans?
(a) That they will rise.
(b) That they limit the expansion of human societies.
(c) That they have not been mapped.
(d) That they will destroy civilization.

3. What does the automobile contribute to super-industrial culture?
(a) Increased mobility.
(b) More and more industrial waste.
(c) Diminished family loyalty.
(d) Decreased efficiency.

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

5. What industries does Toffler say will grow in the economy of the future?
(a) Mining.
(b) Experience industries.
(c) Tourism.
(d) Oil extraction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will people want in the new economy Toffler imagines?

2. What line will industries blur in the future, according to Toffler?

3. What does Toffler propose as a standard for relationships?

4. What is leading the super-industrial revolution?

5. What does Toffler predict with regard to choice in future culture?

(see the answer key)

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