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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Toffler call the worker in the new organization?
(a) Corporate man.
(b) Fraternal man.
(c) Associative man.
(d) Family man.

3. What do deeper relationships involve, in Toffler's account?
(a) Shared spiritual experience.
(b) Interactions with many aspects of a person's personality.
(c) Initiation rituals.
(d) Genetic similarity.

4. Where do people typically migrate, in America?
(a) To the cities.
(b) To the suburbs.
(c) To where there are jobs.
(d) To the exurbs.

5. Who are a man's colleagues in the new kind of organization?
(a) His subordinates.
(b) His professional peers.
(c) Co-workers.
(d) His competitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toffler say is the consequence of fast rates of change?

2. Which groups move most often, in Toffler's account?

3. What is the reason for the shortening of relationships?

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

5. What does Toffler say is the real danger we face in the future?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is future shock different than culture shock?

2. How does Toffler describe deeper relationships?

3. How does technology and specialization affect occupations?

4. What does Toffler foresee in terms of exploring the ocean?

5. What did migration mean in Europe and in America?

6. What is the effect of the acceleration of information?

7. How does Toffler describe the pace of modern life and its effect on society?

8. What developments does Toffler foresee in agriculture and food production?

9. Describe the importance of the automobile in the super-industrial society.

10. What does Toffler say is the danger of high technology?

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