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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. How many distinct sperm does Schelling say a man can produce?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 8 million.
(c) 180,000.
(d) 4 million.

2. What does Schelling say the government might do to correct the imbalance of male and female babies?
(a) Offer incentives for immigrants with female children.
(b) Teach female children to read and write.
(c) Punish parents with too many boys.
(d) Offer tax incentives.

3. What does Schelling say would be at risk in a culture where parents preferred male children?
(a) Monogamous marriage.
(b) Religion.
(c) Cultural traditions.
(d) Safety.

4. What does Schelling say discrimination is?
(a) Refusal to consider reason in a decision.
(b) Willingness to be biased.
(c) Conscious awareness of a choice.
(d) Preference for one race over another.

5. What does Schelling say might disappear if parents had the ability to choose their children's traits?
(a) Minority cultures.
(b) Inequalities.
(c) Languages.
(d) Undesirable traits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling call the myriad of potential results?

2. What does Schelling say you must know in order to understand what segregation might result from choice?

3. What does Schelling say would be the consequence of a culture preferring male children?

4. What does Schelling say the number of bikes stolen is almost identical to?

5. What does Schelling say about offspring?

(see the answer key)

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