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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What techniques had Japan pioneered at the time of Toffler's writing?
(a) Using bacteria in food production.
(b) Whaling.
(c) Mapping underwater resources.
(d) Living underwater.

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

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

5. What does Toffler say about the oceans?
(a) That they will rise.
(b) That they will destroy civilization.
(c) That they have not been mapped.
(d) That they limit the expansion of human societies.

6. What part of spring break does Toffler say makes it valuable for students?
(a) The beach is a different experience.
(b) The beach is a place to apply their learning.
(c) The beach is a place to study.
(d) The beach is an escape.

7. What animals have been used in underwater research?
(a) Shrimp.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Cod.
(d) Squid.

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

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

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

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

12. What does Toffler predict will come out of genetics?
(a) Cut-throat pharmaceutical companies.
(b) Wars over intellectual property.
(c) Cloning.
(d) Medical gene therapies.

13. What does Toffler say Shakespeare would experience today?
(a) He would not recognize nature in our language.
(b) He would not be surprised by anything.
(c) He would understand only half of our words.
(d) He would be appalled by how we treat peasants.

14. What shift will take place in the future Toffler describes?
(a) From blue-collar to white-collar.
(b) From second-shift to third shift.
(c) From white-collar to blue-collar.
(d) From first-shift to second-shift.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What contributes to the high rate of change in organizations?

2. What is the economics of transience?

3. What is happening to the bureaucracy, in Toffler's account?

4. How do many people treat change, as Toffler describes it?

5. What does Toffler call the new management class?

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