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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. How does Schelling characterize the individual's relationship with the society?
(a) He does not need to know how it works, he only has to perform his part.
(b) He tends to specialize, and not to see the influences that drive him.
(c) He strives for a full understanding of every part.
(d) He tends to organize with others in his similar situation.

2. Why can the Golden Gate Bridge charge a double toll for traffic in one direction without fear of being unfair?
(a) Because the traffic reverses direction at the end of every day.
(b) Because people coming south have more money than people in the city.
(c) Because tolls are designed to repair social inequality.
(d) Because even one-way drivers will return one day.

3. What does Schelling say might disappear if parents had the ability to choose their children's traits?
(a) Undesirable traits.
(b) Languages.
(c) Minority cultures.
(d) Inequalities.

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

5. What does Schelling say the segregation/integration model identify in addition to population concerns?
(a) Biases.
(b) Market trends.
(c) Crime.
(d) Activity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling say would be the consequence of a culture preferring male children?

2. What part of a heating system does Schelling use as a metaphor for human behavior?

3. What does Schelling say the simplest model of a closed system with a density enhancement contains?

4. What is the first thing Schelling says a social behavior model can be?

5. What ingrained behavior does Schelling say informs the decision where to sit in a theater?

(see the answer key)

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