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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the consequence of high mobility, according to Toffler?
(a) Non-involvement in the community.
(b) Nationalism.
(c) Political involvement.
(d) Class consolidation in the suburbs.

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

3. What does Toffler say has been a consequence of mobility in Europe?
(a) Political instability.
(b) Spiritual stagnation.
(c) Economic expansion.
(d) Worker shortages.

4. What will lead to divorce in the society of the future?
(a) Partners reacting to change differently.
(b) The development of digital pornography.
(c) The decline of religion.
(d) New fertility technologies.

5. 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.

6. What line will industries blur in the future, according to Toffler?
(a) Between revenue and profit.
(b) Between reality and illusion.
(c) Between expenses and deductions.
(d) Between public and private.

7. What contributes to the high rate of change in organizations?
(a) Mortgages.
(b) Mergers.
(c) Mechanization.
(d) Mobility.

8. What is the consequence of people relocating their homes more often in super-industrial culture?
(a) People fear attachment to any one place.
(b) People stimulate the economy every time they move.
(c) People become super territorial over their possessions.
(d) People are happier when they can find the right place.

9. In what way is spring break in Ft. Lauderdale exemplary of super-industrial culture?
(a) Students get to experiment with their personalities.
(b) Students form temporary relationships.
(c) Students get a degree of freedom they don't have anywhere else.
(d) Students destroy the environment and leave.

10. How do many people treat change, as Toffler describes it?
(a) They fight it.
(b) They ignore it.
(c) They invite it.
(d) They find opportunity in it.

11. What will happen to the current economic model in the future Toffler imagines?
(a) It will adapt to the new environment.
(b) It will not be applicable.
(c) It will cause turmoil as it dies out in the future.
(d) It will cause tension and conflict with the new model.

12. What will companies manufacture in Toffler's future?
(a) Experiences.
(b) Social services.
(c) Computer devices.
(d) Transportation networks.

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

14. How do people learn to be aware of time, as Toffler describes it?
(a) They repeat the experiences of their ancestors.
(b) They develop "durational expectancies."
(c) They measure their progress against the seasons.
(d) They keep solar calendars.

15. What is leading the super-industrial revolution?
(a) Free trade associations.
(b) Scientific technology.
(c) Distribution channels.
(d) Government deregulation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will not be an option, in Toffler's view of the future?

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

3. What feeling characterizes the person who lives in what Toffler calls the fast lane?

4. What kind of lifestyle does Toffler say is characterized by frequent moves?

5. What does the automobile contribute to super-industrial culture?

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