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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 is the consequence of too much change?
(a) Misanthropy.
(b) Ennui.
(c) Social irrationality.
(d) Weltschmerz.

2. What does Toffler say helps consolidate each identity?
(a) Assemblies.
(b) Heroes.
(c) Unique currency.
(d) Rituals.

3. What is the reason for the shortening of relationships?
(a) Mechanization.
(b) Urbanization.
(c) Transportation.
(d) Finance.

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

5. Why were alternative schools formed, in Toffler's account?
(a) To provide for religious education.
(b) To provide people with cheaper education options.
(c) To combat the standardization of education.
(d) To make schools for all girls or all boys.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What can people develop to mitigate future shock?

4. What makes future shock different than culture shock?

5. What is the consequence of people relocating their homes more often in super-industrial culture?

(see the answer key)

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