Micromotives and Macrobehavior Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Thomas Schelling
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 138 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Micromotives and Macrobehavior Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Thomas Schelling
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: Choosing Our Children's Genes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Schelling say has to be closely attended to, in economic analysis?
(a) The invisible hand of the market.
(b) Rhetoric of equality.
(c) Economists' desire for certain outcomes.
(d) Definition of terms.

2. Why can the Golden Gate Bridge charge a double toll for traffic in one direction without fear of being unfair?
(a) Because even one-way drivers will return one day.
(b) Because the traffic reverses direction at the end of every day.
(c) Because tolls are designed to repair social inequality.
(d) Because people coming south have more money than people in the city.

3. What else does Schelling say social scientists consider in behavior modeling?
(a) Ethnic conflicts.
(b) Religious history.
(c) Collective results.
(d) Philosophical preferences.

4. What does Schelling say a proposition has to have in order to be true?
(a) It has to be inclusive and correct.
(b) It has to be fair and balanced.
(c) It has to be able to be translated into an equation.
(d) It has to be mathematically grounded.

5. What does Schelling say social scientists consider in behavior modeling?
(a) The collective unconscious.
(b) Individual incentives.
(c) Fear of punishment.
(d) Political environment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling say constrains the social scientist's model for race segregation?

2. What does Schelling say about offspring?

3. How is genetic modification different from eugenics?

4. What does Schelling say about discrimination as a reason for segregation?

5. What does Schelling say the processes of separation, segregation, sharing, and mixing have in common?

(see the answer key)

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