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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Sorting and Mixing: Race and Sex.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Schelling say most people will say about their driving?
(a) They are charismatic.
(b) They are average.
(c) They are better than average.
(d) They are unique.

2. What ingrained behavior does Schelling say informs the decision where to sit in a theater?
(a) Not to sit near funny-looking people.
(b) Not to sit next to anyone.
(c) Not to sit in front.
(d) Not to sit in the back.

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 case does Schelling use to illustrate the difficulty of making an economic proposition?
(a) Raising the draft age.
(b) Lowering the drinking age.
(c) Raising the drinking age.
(d) Ending the draft.

5. What does Schelling say is essential to economic analysis?
(a) Profit and loss.
(b) Accounting statements.
(c) Income and economic growth.
(d) Narrative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling say about human desire?

2. What does Schelling say race discrimination is caused by?

3. What does Schelling say social scientists consider in behavior modeling?

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

5. What does Schelling say distinguishes the sociologist from other scientists?

(see the answer key)

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