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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 individuals react to?
(a) The collective unconscious.
(b) The desire of the mass.
(c) Their own stimuli.
(d) The fear of the mass.

2. What does Schelling say race discrimination is caused by?
(a) False perceptions.
(b) Economic inequality.
(c) Past injustices.
(d) Historical enmity.

3. What does Schelling ultimately say about a decision such as where to sit in a theater?
(a) It is a common decision that people make the same way depending on where they are in the crowd.
(b) It is neither superficial nor thoughtless.
(c) It is neither meaningful nor memorable.
(d) It is not predictable but it nonetheless follows a pattern.

4. What term does Garrett Hardin use to describe people who infringe on others by following their own desires intently?
(a) Critical mass.
(b) Lemons.
(c) Self-fulfilling prophecy.
(d) Commons.

5. What does Schelling say would be the result of chromosomal selection that allowed parents to select for high-IQ children?
(a) The IQ range would yield a higher average IQ.
(b) Schools would not have to keep children until sixteen years of age.
(c) Parents would not have to work because their children would make more money and support them.
(d) The incidence of social problems would increase, since intelligence and maturity are different variables.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the critical mass provide for the individual?

3. How does Schelling describe a decision such as choosing a seat in a theater?

4. What choice does Schelling say eugenics gave parents?

5. When does Schelling say social behavior can be considered a critical mass?

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