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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. What does Schelling say race discrimination can lead to?
(a) Harmful segregation.
(b) Race hatred.
(c) Violence.
(d) Economic discrimination.

2. What does Schelling say about a bike owner buying a bike for $90 and selling it for $150?
(a) He says that the exchange replaces a real bicycle with abstract money.
(b) He says that the exchange is consistent with laws of capitalism.
(c) He says that the owner still has to pay overhead, so the exchange is equal.
(d) He says that the owner gains a profit of $60.

3. What does Schelling say about the frequency of pairs?
(a) Pairs are a human construct.
(b) Many phenomena occur in pairs.
(c) Pairs are rare in nature but common in society.
(d) Pairs are common if your criteria are simple.

4. What does Schelling say would be at risk in a culture where parents preferred male children?
(a) Safety.
(b) Monogamous marriage.
(c) Cultural traditions.
(d) Religion.

5. What process does Schelling imagine parents choosing to undergo, in his hypothetical example?
(a) Chromosome selection.
(b) Clairvoyance.
(c) Community planning.
(d) Immunization.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling say a proposition has to have in order to be true?

2. What does Schelling say the processes of separation, segregation, sharing, and mixing have in common?

3. What does Schelling say would be the result of chromosomal selection that allowed parents to select for high-IQ children?

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

5. What does Schelling say you must know in order to understand what segregation might result from choice?

(see the answer key)

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