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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What evidence does Toffler use for his characterization of his society?
(a) Political gridlock and stagflation.
(b) Greed and profits.
(c) Drugs and crime.
(d) Terrorism and revolutionary political parties.

2. What is someone supposed to do once they choose their identity?
(a) Invent new identities.
(b) Conform to the subgroup.
(c) Convert others to that same identity.
(d) Make new friends.

3. What happens when a group's experience is above the adaptive range?
(a) Problems of distortion.
(b) Reactionary violence.
(c) Decline in membership.
(d) Shift toward messianism.

4. How does Toffler describe the "modular man's" relationships?
(a) They are interchangeable based on roles.
(b) They are optimized for efficiency.
(c) They are limited to specific roles.
(d) They are replicable from one place to another.

5. What makes future shock different than culture shock?
(a) Future shock consists of familiar cues being replaced by unfamiliar cues.
(b) Culture shock only lasts for a generation before assimilation takes place.
(c) Future shock is a cultural condition.
(d) Culture shock only happens in modern cultures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is technology based on in the West, in Toffler's account?

2. In what field have some countries tried to move away from giving people free choices?

3. What fields will spur the movement that affects choice in the future?

4. Who are the people of the future in Toffler's definition?

5. How does Toffler describe future shock?

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