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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Sorting and Mixing: Race and Sex.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What social science does Schelling say sociology resembles?
(a) Economics.
(b) Paranormal psychology.
(c) Psychology.
(d) History.

3. In Schelling's analysis, what behavior governs the people filling the theater?
(a) Randomness.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Bunching behavior.
(d) Group aversion.

4. What does Schelling say provides clear evidence of black versus white areas in American cities?
(a) First-hand observation.
(b) Maps.
(c) Demography.
(d) History books.

5. How does Schelling characterize the individual's relationship with the society?
(a) He tends to specialize, and not to see the influences that drive him.
(b) He tends to organize with others in his similar situation.
(c) He strives for a full understanding of every part.
(d) He does not need to know how it works, he only has to perform his part.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of a heating system does Schelling use as a metaphor for human behavior?

2. What does Schelling say social scientists hope to describe by characterizing a system?

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

4. What does the critical mass provide for the individual?

5. What does Schelling say is the key to predicting whether there will be a critical mass?

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