1. What does Schelling say about the results of segregation and integration models?
(a) They are occasionally statistically useful.
(b) They can be deceptive.
(c) They are interesting.
(d) They have gravitas.

2. Which example does Schelling say complicates the prospect of arriving at a definitive proposition?
(a) A population spread out over a wide geographical area.
(b) A business with a number of different product lines.
(c) A commodity whose price is volatile.
(d) A college with an unequal distribution of male and female students.

3. What does Schelling say might be a demographic consequence of parents choosing their children's traits?
(a) Median size might increase.
(b) Median IQ might increase.
(c) Median longevity might increase.
(d) Left-handedness might disappear.

4. What does Schelling say about the number of genetic variations that can take place when a man and a woman have a baby?
(a) The number is limited by the parents' environment.
(b) The number is vast.
(c) The number is limited by the parents' social class.
(d) The number is limited by the parents' genes.

5. What does Schelling say is the result if aggregate behavior results from a small number of variables?
(a) Certainty.
(b) Faith.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Doubt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling call the phenomenon when two independent activities are dependent upon each other in that one is looked to as the other's source of growth?

2. What case does Schelling use to illustrate the difficulty of making an economic proposition?

3. Under what condition, does Schelling say, would a black person feel more comfortable reading ads in a church bulletin?

4. What does Schelling say is important in economics?

5. What does Schelling say governs each decision?

(see the answer key)

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