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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. What measure would Toffler like to be able to use on society?
(a) A measure of a people's happiness.
(b) A measure of a people's real misery.
(c) A measure of a people's resiliency.
(d) A measure of the livability of a country.

2. What does Toffler predict with regard to choice in future culture?
(a) The interchangeability of people and government roles.
(b) The association of like interests.
(c) The consolidation of interests in political parties.
(d) The negation of standardization.

3. What is it that affects a person who is undergoing change?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Disorientation.
(c) Stress.
(d) Depression.

4. What tools will be necessary to determine whether changes should be allowed?
(a) Structural modeling tools.
(b) Social networking tools.
(c) Cost benefit analysis tools.
(d) Communication protocols.

5. What do subgroups provide for people?
(a) An antidote for loneliness.
(b) A haven from the market.
(c) An income and social belonging.
(d) A way to express political opinions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can people develop to mitigate future shock?

2. What does Toffler call modern people who live in tropical climates?

3. What difficulty does Toffler foresee with regulating change by policies?

4. What does Toffler say groups have to do?

5. What does change affect in a person's psychology?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does future shock affect decision-making processes?

2. What did Holmes and Rahe find in their study?

3. What purpose do subcults serve?

4. How does change affect people's health?

5. How does Toffler say victims of future shock deal with their situation?

6. Who should investigate the effects of new technologies on society?

7. How can future shock be prevented?

8. How does Toffler say super-industrialism has affected education?

9. How does Toffler describe the successful adaptation to change?

10. What will planners need to have in order to make an education system that prepares people for the future?

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