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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Hockey Helmets, Daylight Saving, and Other Binary Choices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many possibilities does Schelling say social scientists have to account for when charting binary choice?
(a) Eight to sixteen.
(b) Only two.
(c) An infinite amount.
(d) Many, but not an infinite amount.

2. Schelling says that it is hard to draw the line between "individually motivated" segregation and what?
(a) Ethnic aversions.
(b) Institutional or economic discrimination.
(c) Historical discrimination.
(d) Religious aversions.

3. What is an example of a prediction which Schelling says closed system modeling cannot make?
(a) People will not settle in one place, but they will keep searching for places that meet different needs.
(b) People who want to live near family will act on other preferences, like not living near shopping malls.
(c) People who want to live with people of the same race generally like their neighbors.
(d) People who don't like dogs don't necessarily dislike dog owners.

4. What is the central issue in the case Schelling presents regarding hockey helmets?
(a) The authority of the league.
(b) How many people make the choice.
(c) The validity of safety statistics.
(d) The reasonableness of the decision.

5. What does Schelling say the segregation/integration model identify in addition to population concerns?
(a) Market trends.
(b) Activity.
(c) Crime.
(d) Biases.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What example does Schelling use as an example of discrimination?

3. What does Schelling say would be at risk in a culture where parents preferred male children?

4. How does Schelling describe the Golden Gate Bridge?

5. What ingrained behavior does Schelling say informs the decision where to sit in a theater?

(see the answer key)

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