View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shift will take place in the future Toffler describes?

2. How does Toffler see organizations in the future?

3. What does Toffler call the new management class?

4. What does Toffler say Shakespeare would experience today?

5. What is leading the super-industrial revolution?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does future shock manifest?

2. How will super-industrialism affect the family?

3. How has home-relocation affected the future society?

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

5. How does the rate of change affect professionals?

6. How will products and services be different in the new economy?

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

8. How does Toffler say commuting has affected the future society?

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

10. What is the effect of urbanization on relationships?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is this kind of book supposed to do, if anything? Is it merely supposed to sell copies? What should this book be used for? By whom? What are the limitations to a book like Toffler's?

Essay Topic 2

Write a review of Future Shock. What does Toffler set out to do, and does he accomplish his goal? Where does the book fall short of its stated goals? Where does it seem conflicted in its execution or thinking? Is the book ultimately successful? Define the terms for measuring its success.

Essay Topic 3

How would you characterize Toffler's views in terms of our contemporary political dialogue? Which parties would Toffler be most sympathetic with, based on the ideas in Future Shock? What kind of political policies could Future Shock be used to support?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 718 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample