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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: Choosing Our Children's Genes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Schelling say people feel in a "bounded-neighborhood" model?
(a) Happy if members of another race do not outnumber them.
(b) Trapped among people similar to themselves.
(c) Happy if they are the vast majority.
(d) Apprehensive about the future if there is a chance that other ethnicities might take over.

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 gains a profit of $60.
(b) He says that the exchange replaces a real bicycle with abstract money.
(c) He says that the exchange is consistent with laws of capitalism.
(d) He says that the owner still has to pay overhead, so the exchange is equal.

3. What does Schelling say the number of bikes stolen is almost identical to?
(a) One third of the number of bikes bought new.
(b) The number of bikes not reported stolen.
(c) The number of bikes that cannot be fixed each year.
(d) The number of bikes reported stolen.

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

5. What does Schelling say provides clear evidence of black versus white areas in American cities?
(a) First-hand observation.
(b) Maps.
(c) Demography.
(d) History books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling say people have a tendency to do?

2. What can a closed system with a density enhancement include, in Schelling's analysis?

3. What does Schelling say are continuous variables?

4. Under what condition would the population not be constrained by a mathematical identity after the youngest ten percent of a population moved away?

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

(see the answer key)

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