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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 does Toffler say that adapting to change will ultimately be impossible?

2. What measure would Toffler like to be able to use on society?

3. What does Toffler say about preventing future shock?

4. What effect does Toffler say familiar objects have on people?

5. What does Toffler say is the problem with technocrats?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How will a person's choice of products be affected by super-industrialism?

3. How will morals change in a super-industrial culture?

4. What does Toffler say the future will bring for individuals?

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

6. How can future shock be prevented?

7. How will education have to change to meet the future?

8. What is entailed in changing a lifestyle?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose an aspect of future shock, and propose one proactive step an organization, say your school, could take to mitigate its effects on the students, faculty, parents, and staff of the school.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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