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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 second example does Schelling use to demonstrate a closed system with a density enhancement?
(a) Family origins of college students.
(b) Likely careers for college students.
(c) College graduates distribution.
(d) Prospective college students.

2. What does Schelling say discrimination is?
(a) Conscious awareness of a choice.
(b) Preference for one race over another.
(c) Refusal to consider reason in a decision.
(d) Willingness to be biased.

3. What does Schelling say social scientists hope to describe by characterizing a system?
(a) A mathematical model that accounts for all microbehavior within the phenomenon.
(b) Heuristics with which to judge behavior in nature.
(c) An explanation for other phenomena that fit the same pattern.
(d) Information about the difficulties of modeling social behavior.

4. What does Schelling ultimately say about choosing the sex of one's baby?
(a) It can rationalize human society.
(b) It is better left to nature.
(c) It can be an economic growth opportunity.
(d) It can give countries competitive advantages.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Schelling describe a critical-mass behavior?

2. What does Schelling say is the best use of sorting and mixing models?

3. Schelling says that it is hard to draw the line between "individually motivated" segregation and what?

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

5. How does Schelling arrive at the number of genetic possibilities in two people's offspring?

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