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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 case does Schelling use to illustrate the difficulty of making an economic proposition?
(a) Ending the draft.
(b) Raising the draft age.
(c) Raising the drinking age.
(d) Lowering the drinking age.

2. What process does Schelling imagine parents choosing to undergo, in his hypothetical example?
(a) Immunization.
(b) Clairvoyance.
(c) Chromosome selection.
(d) Community planning.

3. How does Schelling arrive at the number of genetic possibilities in two people's offspring?
(a) By multiplying the number of possible eggs and the number of possible sperm.
(b) By dividing the number of possible eggs and the number of possible sperm.
(c) By running the eggs and sperm through polymerase chain reactions.
(d) By adding the number of possible eggs and the number of possible sperm.

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

5. What does Schelling say race discrimination can lead to?
(a) Race hatred.
(b) Violence.
(c) Harmful segregation.
(d) Economic discrimination.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Schelling say a proposition has to have in order to be true?

3. What is another trait does Schelling say parents might be able to choose?

4. What does Schelling say about a bike owner buying a bike for $90 and selling it for $150?

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

(see the answer key)

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