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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Schelling say hockey players resist wearing helmets, when they already know they are safer?

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

3. What does Schelling say will be necessary to satisfy people with a closed model?

4. What is an unconditional preference?

5. What does Schelling say is the importance of segregation and integration models?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Schelling's values? Where does he stand on the issue of safety, or integration, or segregation or vaccines? Using evidence from the book, describe Schelling's personal views about the issues he raises, and explain the reasoning by which he justifies these personal views.

Essay Topic 2

Which has a bigger effect on society, the choices people can see, or the choices they make that cannot be seen?

Essay Topic 3

Schelling's models seem to swing back and forth between literary metaphors and statistical methods. Is one predominant? Is one more or less reliable?

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