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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 race discrimination is caused by?
(a) Past injustices.
(b) Economic inequality.
(c) Historical enmity.
(d) False perceptions.

2. What does Schelling say would be the consequence of a culture preferring male children?
(a) Shortage of wives.
(b) Shortage of soldiers.
(c) Influx of immigrants.
(d) Shortage of workers.

3. How does Schelling describe the system of skiers going up a lift and coming down the trails?
(a) As a static system.
(b) As an open system.
(c) As a closed system.
(d) As a transformative system.

4. What does Schelling say about segregation?
(a) Sometimes it is deliberate, but not always.
(b) It is usually harmless.
(c) It is generally an emotional expression of the collective unconscious.
(d) It is always at least unconsciously deliberate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling say might allow people to select detailed traits of their children?

2. What example does Schelling use to show discrimination in an atypical light?

3. What does Schelling say race discrimination can lead to?

4. What does Schelling say would be the result of chromosomal selection that allowed parents to select for high-IQ children?

5. What does Schelling say most people will say about their driving?

(see the answer key)

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