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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many distinct eggs does Schelling say a woman can produce?
(a) 4 million.
(b) 180,000.
(c) 8 million.
(d) 1 million.

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

3. What does Schelling say would a density enhancement add to a closed model? Improved distribution modeling. Room for more factors to be included. Relief from certain mathematical constraints.
(a) Improved distribution modeling.
(b) Relief from certain mathematical constraints.
(c) Room for more factors to be included.
(d) Predictive accuracy.

4. 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.

5. What is the central issue in the case Schelling presents regarding hockey helmets?
(a) The reasonableness of the decision.
(b) The authority of the league.
(c) How many people make the choice.
(d) The validity of safety statistics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an externality?

2. What does Schelling say about an equilibrium division of the population?

3. What is Schelling's tone in his final chapter?

4. What does Schelling say economic models of human behavior consider?

5. What does Schelling celebrate in the beginning of the final chapter of Micromotives and Macrobehavior?

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