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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 does Schelling say a proposition has to have in order to be true?
(a) It has to be inclusive and correct.
(b) It has to be mathematically grounded.
(c) It has to be able to be translated into an equation.
(d) It has to be fair and balanced.

2. What does Schelling say about a bike owner buying a bike for $90 and selling it for $150?
(a) He says that the owner still has to pay overhead, so the exchange is equal.
(b) He says that the owner gains a profit of $60.
(c) He says that the exchange replaces a real bicycle with abstract money.
(d) He says that the exchange is consistent with laws of capitalism.

3. How does Schelling describe the Golden Gate Bridge?
(a) As a static equilibrium.
(b) As a semi-closed system.
(c) As an open system.
(d) As a closed system.

4. What does Schelling say the farmer needs to know?
(a) Who will take his milk to market.
(b) How much milk his cows are giving.
(c) Who will buy his milk.
(d) How much it will cost the driver to take his milk to market.

5. What does Schelling say the defines independent variable in a behavioral system?
(a) The sum of the independent variables in linked systems.
(b) The imp of the perverse.
(c) The sum of the dependent variables in parallel systems.
(d) The sum of the dependent variables.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling call the myriad of potential results?

2. Why can the Golden Gate Bridge charge a double toll for traffic in one direction without fear of being unfair?

3. How do people affect each other's decisions where to sit in theater?

4. How does Schelling characterize the individual's relationship with the society?

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

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