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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. Why were alternative schools formed, in Toffler's account?

2. Where does the process of preparing for the future begin, according to Toffler?

3. What does Toffler say is the consequence of too much change?

4. Who does Toffler describe as examples of over-stimulation?

5. What did Holmes and Rahe find in their study of the Navy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is entailed in changing a lifestyle?

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

3. What physical systems does Toffler associate with illness from change?

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

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

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

7. What does a subcult give a person?

8. What will the place of enclaves be in future society?

9. What purpose do subcults serve?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What objections could be made to Toffler's suggestions for methods of remedying or preventing or mitigating the accelerative thrust? What would likely occur if his prescriptions were followed? What would the benefits be? What adverse effects might there be?

Essay Topic 2

What efforts have people made to heal or resist future shock in the years since Toffler wrote the book? How has super-industrial culture reacted to attempts to live beyond it? How, in turn, do people live with their culture's attempt to co-opt their healing strategies for profit or broader use?

Essay Topic 3

How have morals and public values changed since Toffler wrote Future Shock? What developments have taken place since then, and are they in line with Toffler's predictions about how change will affect culture?

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