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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Thermostats, Lemons, and Other Families of Models.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the heating-system-like aspect of human behavior seek, in Schelling's analysis?
(a) An appropriate level.
(b) Emptiness.
(c) Relief from tension.
(d) Perpetual comfort.

2. What does Schelling say Hardin based his research on?
(a) Ethnic populations moving into new neighborhoods.
(b) People selling cars.
(c) Pollution.
(d) Cows grazing.

3. What does Schelling call the myriad of potential results?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Randomness.
(c) Irrational exuberance.
(d) Exhaustive subdivision.

4. Why does Schelling say people tend to sit in the back of a theater?
(a) Because that's where the desirable people sit.
(b) Because they are afraid of the front.
(c) Because it is darker there.
(d) Because they want to be able to leave.

5. What additional explanation does Schelling offer for seat selection?
(a) He says it might be random.
(b) He says it might be influenced by the spirits.
(c) He says it might be evidence of a higher intelligence.
(d) He says it might be a learned process.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling say a doctor administering measles vaccines found, that illustrates the human behavior Schelling is describing?

2. How does Schelling say the Russian's space program affected America's space program?

3. What does Schelling say the farmer needs to know?

4. How does the heating system parallel human behavior in Schelling's example?

5. What does Schelling say the measles story is an example of?

(see the answer key)

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