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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Inescapable Mathematics of Musical Chairs.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Schelling say the defines independent variable in a behavioral system?
(a) The imp of the perverse.
(b) The sum of the dependent variables in parallel systems.
(c) The sum of the independent variables in linked systems.
(d) The sum of the dependent variables.
2. What does Schelling say the number of bikes stolen is almost identical to?
(a) One third of the number of bikes bought new.
(b) The number of bikes that cannot be fixed each year.
(c) The number of bikes not reported stolen.
(d) The number of bikes reported stolen.
3. Which example does Schelling say complicates the prospect of arriving at a definitive proposition?
(a) A population spread out over a wide geographical area.
(b) A commodity whose price is volatile.
(c) A college with an unequal distribution of male and female students.
(d) A business with a number of different product lines.
4. In Schelling's analysis, what behavior governs the people filling the theater?
(a) Bunching behavior.
(b) Randomness.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Group aversion.
5. What does Schelling say most people will say about their driving?
(a) They are average.
(b) They are charismatic.
(c) They are unique.
(d) They are better than average.
Short Answer Questions
1. How do people affect each other's decisions where to sit in theater?
2. What does Schelling say about the frequency of pairs?
3. Why does Schelling say people tend to sit in the back of a theater?
4. What does Schelling say about Christmas cards?
5. What does Schelling say the presence of a small group of black students in a college student body does for any economic propositions about the behavior of that student body?
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