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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shift does the future bring, in Toffler's account?
(a) From democracy to totalitarianism.
(b) From agriculture to high-technology.
(c) From industrialism to super-industrialism.
(d) From industrialism to democracy.

2. What will be the new influence on the economy of the future?
(a) New financial mechanisms.
(b) New forms of payment.
(c) New methods of production.
(d) New human needs.

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

4. How do people learn to be aware of time, as Toffler describes it?
(a) They keep solar calendars.
(b) They develop "durational expectancies."
(c) They measure their progress against the seasons.
(d) They repeat the experiences of their ancestors.

5. What is the economics of transience?
(a) Replacing things is cheaper than repairing them.
(b) Building temporary housing instead of long-term buildings.
(c) Investing in the market pays better dividends than saving.
(d) Educating children increases a family's future income.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Holmes and Rahe find in their study?

2. What will not be an option, in Toffler's view of the future?

3. What is affected when a person's life changes?

4. What feeling results from the development of Toffler's future culture?

5. What does the amount of change in an organization contribute to, according to Toffler?

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