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

Short Answer Questions

1. What will be the benefit of a set of descriptive indices?

2. What does Toffler propose in order to institute his plan to protect against future shock?

3. What organizations does Toffler cite as an example of an organization that mitigates future shock?

4. What fields will spur the movement that affects choice in the future?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What will the consequence be if new technologies are not controlled?

2. What is entailed in changing a lifestyle?

3. What does an individual need to do to prepare for the future and avoid future shock?

4. How can future shock be prevented?

5. How is super-industrialism affecting the segmentation of the population?

6. Why can't the system police itself with regard to new technologies?

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

8. What is the danger of change in a super-industrial culture?

9. What does Toffler say people need to do in order to deal with the coming future?

10. How would Toffler design curricula for the future education system?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Toffler a pessimist or a realist? Is it possible to call him an optimist, insofar as he diagnoses a problem and prescribes a course of action for treating it?

Essay Topic 2

Is future shock a generalized condition of super-industrial culture, or is it a condition that only applies to the people who are suffering under super-industrial conditions? How does Toffler apply the term? How would you apply it?

Essay Topic 3

How realistic are Toffler's suggestions for mitigating change in culture? How would you characterize his solutions? What do they say about his values? What options does he consider? What options does he not consider? What do they say about his analysis and his priorities? What are the benefits of Toffler's perspective? What are the limitations?

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