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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Toffler use to describe marriage in the future?
(a) Morganatic marriage.
(b) Serial marriage.
(c) Common-law marriage.
(d) Civil union.

2. What medical developments does Toffler say will result in moral conundrums?
(a) Preventative care techniques.
(b) Cancer surgery.
(c) Better joint replacement techniques.
(d) Organ transplants.

3. What power does society have, to resist advancements?
(a) To revolt against the government.
(b) To speak out against the changes.
(c) To bear arms against oppressors.
(d) To block new technologies.

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

5. What is the goal of the education system Toffler imagines?
(a) To prepare people to resist coming changes.
(b) To inform people about the coming changes.
(c) To give people the tools to adapt.
(d) To breed a revolution against technological change.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should people be wary of in new technologies?

2. What will the future entail in Toffler's account?

3. What is the right amount of change called?

4. Why were alternative schools formed, in Toffler's account?

5. What is the result of too much change?

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