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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which relationship is not one of the relationships Toffler describes as comprising social experience?
(a) Morals.
(b) Organizations.
(c) People.
(d) Places.

2. How long does Toffler say it now takes for public value systems to change?
(a) Every few years.
(b) Every few hundred years.
(c) Within a lifetime.
(d) Every few generations.

3. 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 repeat the experiences of their ancestors.
(d) They measure their progress against the seasons.

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

5. Who are a man's colleagues in the new kind of organization?
(a) Co-workers.
(b) His subordinates.
(c) His competitors.
(d) His professional peers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What industries does Toffler say will grow in the economy of the future?

3. What is it that affects a person who is undergoing change?

4. What is causing the revolution in modern society?

5. What is the method people use to cope with future shock?

(see the answer key)

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