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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Inescapable Mathematics of Musical Chairs.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What name does Schelling give to the effect people have on each other's behavior?
(a) Contingent behavior.
(b) Anxiety of influence.
(c) Archetypal intelligence.
(d) Emotional intelligence.

3. To what does Schelling compare a sociologist?
(a) A mathematician.
(b) A forest ranger.
(c) A musician.
(d) A naturalist.

4. Which example does Schelling say complicates the prospect of arriving at a definitive proposition?
(a) A population spread out over a wide geographical area.
(b) A college with an unequal distribution of male and female students.
(c) A commodity whose price is volatile.
(d) A business with a number of different product lines.

5. What fear does Schelling say informs the behavior that is ingrained in people's decisions where to sit in a theater?
(a) The fear of violent teachers.
(b) The fear of being involved.
(c) The fear of a pop quiz in class.
(d) The fear of being called on stage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Schelling say people tend to sit in the back of a theater?

2. How does Schelling say the success of society is evaluated?

3. What does Schelling say about human desire?

4. What does Schelling say the number of bikes stolen is almost identical to?

5. What does Schelling compare to the process of tracking the circulation of money in an economy?

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