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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toffler say subgroups compete for?
(a) Power.
(b) Advertising dollars.
(c) Members.
(d) Funding.

2. What kind of lifestyle does Toffler say is characterized by frequent moves?
(a) Illegal immigrant lifestyle.
(b) Corporate lifestyle.
(c) Middle-class lifestyle.
(d) Manual laborer lifestyle.

3. What line will industries blur in the future, according to Toffler?
(a) Between revenue and profit.
(b) Between expenses and deductions.
(c) Between public and private.
(d) Between reality and illusion.

4. What does Toffler call modern people who live in tropical climates?
(a) Dropouts.
(b) The avant-garde.
(c) Schizophrenics.
(d) Victims of future shock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do many people treat change, as Toffler describes it?

2. What does the accelerative thrust of society require, in Toffler's account?

3. What does Toffler say the future will do to people?

4. What is the benefit of cultural transience to manufacturers?

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

(see the answer key)

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