1. What does Schelling say about Christmas cards?
(a) They make a map of social relations.
(b) Sometimes they are sent out of guilt.
(c) They do not follow any laws of distribution.
(d) There is generally a balance between how many each person receives.

2. What additional reason does Schelling give for the desire to sit in the back of a theater?
(a) People want to be far from the stage.
(b) People want to watch people arrive.
(c) People want to feel safe in the dark.
(d) People want to be prepared to flee.

3. How does Schelling say the Russian's space program affected America's space program?
(a) The Russians were determined to win superiority, but victory cost more than they could afford.
(b) The Americans were determined not to be outdone from the beginning.
(c) The Americans answered the Russians feat for feat.
(d) There was a short lag before America's investment caught up with and surpassed the Russians'.

4. 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.

5. How do people affect each other's decisions where to sit in theater?
(a) Theatres fill randomly.
(b) Early arrivals sit in back, then the rest fill from the rear.
(c) Theatres fill from the middle to the sides and back.
(d) Theatres fill from the back-middle to the front and then to the back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling say the presence of a small group of black students in a college student body does for any economic propositions about the behavior of that student body?

2. What does Schelling say was seeking equilibrium as America's space industry interacted with the Russians'?

3. What does Schelling say individuals react to?

4. When does Schelling say social behavior can be considered a critical mass?

5. What name does Schelling give to the effect people have on each other's behavior?

(see the answer key)

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