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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 did Holmes and Rahe find in their study?
(a) A correlation between rate of change and individual health.
(b) A correlation between technology and depression.
(c) A correlation between success and loneliness.
(d) A correlation between rate of change and suicide.

3. What symptom does Toffler describe as an aspect of future shock?
(a) Weltschmerz.
(b) Despair.
(c) Disorientation.
(d) Ennui.

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

5. What is causing the revolution in modern society?
(a) Technology.
(b) Environmental degradation.
(c) Urbanization.
(d) High finance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Toffler describe the "modular man's" relationships?

2. Where does culture shock take place, in Toffler's account?

3. What does Toffler call the decision to change lifestyle?

4. What does Toffler say continual change causes?

5. What does Toffler say distinguishes people in cities from people in towns?

(see the answer key)

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