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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Schelling say would be the consequence of a culture preferring male children?
(a) Shortage of soldiers.
(b) Shortage of workers.
(c) Shortage of wives.
(d) Influx of immigrants.

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

3. What is Schelling's tone in his final chapter?
(a) Critical.
(b) Pessimistic.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Analytical.

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

5. What U.S. President decided not to use nuclear weapons in Kuwait?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) George H. W. Bush.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) George W. Bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling say about mathematical identities?

2. What do hockey players fear in regard to the issue of wearing helmets, in Schelling's analysis?

3. What is an externality?

4. What is the source of the final chapter in Micromotives and Macrobehavior?

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

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