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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Sorting and Mixing: Age and Income.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Schelling say are discrete variables?
(a) Education, certifications and career.
(b) History, ethnicity and tradition.
(c) Sex, race and religion.
(d) Height, weight and eye color.

2. What does Schelling say social scientists hope to describe by characterizing a system?
(a) Heuristics with which to judge behavior in nature.
(b) Information about the difficulties of modeling social behavior.
(c) A mathematical model that accounts for all microbehavior within the phenomenon.
(d) An explanation for other phenomena that fit the same pattern.

3. What does Schelling say about discrimination?
(a) It is always offensive.
(b) It is a paradox.
(c) It is generally accepted.
(d) It is not necessarily malicious.

4. What natural phenomenon does Schelling compare the economy to?
(a) An ant colony.
(b) An ocean ecosystem.
(c) Celestial bodies.
(d) A forest.

5. What does Schelling say is the best use of sorting and mixing models?
(a) Population and food supply.
(b) Marriage and evolution.
(c) Free markets.
(d) Residence or membership.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Schelling describe a decision such as choosing a seat in a theater?

3. What does Schelling say would a density enhancement add to a closed model? Improved distribution modeling. Room for more factors to be included. Relief from certain mathematical constraints.

4. What does Schelling call the phenomenon when two independent activities are dependent upon each other in that one is looked to as the other's source of growth?

5. What consequence does Schelling say might affect people sitting closer to the stage?

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