Future Shock Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Future Shock Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toffler say people get from mobility?
(a) Status.
(b) Disorientation.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Debt.

2. Where does culture shock take place, in Toffler's account?
(a) Urban populations.
(b) Developing nations.
(c) Foreign travelers.
(d) All modern people.

3. What needs to change as people adapt to future culture?
(a) People's sense of how long things take.
(b) People's sense of how much work things require.
(c) People's sense of what things cost.
(d) People's sense of their relations.

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

5. What characterizes relationships in big cities, in Tommo's opinion?
(a) They are temporary.
(b) They are brief.
(c) They are fear-based.
(d) They are genuine.

6. With whom does a person have medium-term relationships, according to Toffler?
(a) Family.
(b) Barbers.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) Clerks.

7. What is the benefit of cultural transience to manufacturers?
(a) Shorter product lives increase sales.
(b) Fewer traditions makes for less loyal customers.
(c) Shorter product lives decrease the cost of materials.
(d) Longer product lives build customer loyalty.

8. What does Toffler say is the consequence of fast rates of change?
(a) Greater pressure to adapt.
(b) Sharper competitive edge.
(c) Shorter organizational lifespans.
(d) Wider distribution of wealth.

9. What will people want in the new economy Toffler imagines?
(a) Constant stimulation.
(b) Durable products.
(c) New forms of leisure.
(d) Psychic gratification.

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

11. What was it that attracted immigrants to America, according to Toffler?
(a) The right to free speech.
(b) The fast-paced life.
(c) The freedom from the past.
(d) The political stability.

12. Which groups move most often, in Toffler's account?
(a) Doctors and dentists.
(b) Mechanics.
(c) Technical workers.
(d) Agricultural workers.

13. What does Toffler propose as a standard for relationships?
(a) Total involvement.
(b) Role-based familiarity.
(c) Personal intimacy.
(d) Multi-generational knowledge.

14. What is happening to the bureaucracy, in Toffler's account?
(a) It is creating unhappiness.
(b) It is institutionalizing inefficiency.
(c) It is breaking down.
(d) It is choking off progress.

15. What does Toffler foresee with regard to the oceans?
(a) Undersea warfare.
(b) Environmental degradation.
(c) Tsunamis.
(d) Underwater cities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the changes of the future result in, as Toffler describes it?

2. What does Toffler say has been a consequence of mobility in Europe?

3. How will parenthood change in the future Toffler sees?

4. What kind of loyalty are the new kinds of organizations based on?

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

(see the answer keys)

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