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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the status of nuclear weapons under Kennedy and Johnson?
(a) They were classified as weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
(b) They were classified as unconventional weaponry.
(c) They were banned.
(d) They were heavily regulated.

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

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

4. How does Schelling predict nations will behave with regard to nuclear arms control?
(a) If there are terrorists anywhere in the world, nations will still maintain nuclear arsenals.
(b) If one leads the others will follow.
(c) If arms are limited, other weapons will experience arms races.
(d) If one decides to limit arms, the price of arms will go up.

5. Where do social scientists chart binary choices?
(a) In statistical analyses.
(b) In schematics.
(c) In spreadsheets.
(d) In articles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What model of human behavior does Schelling say arms control follows?

2. How does Schelling account for people's decision to join the majority or follow their own path?

3. What is a binary choice?

4. In what war did Truman's successor have to decide whether to drop the bomb?

5. What has to happen before hockey players will accept the requirement to wear helmets, in Schelling's analysis?

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