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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 is essential to economic analysis?
(a) Narrative.
(b) Accounting statements.
(c) Profit and loss.
(d) Income and economic growth.

2. What does Schelling call the phenomenon when two independent activities are dependent upon each other in that one is looked to as the other's source of growth?
(a) The transcendental relationship.
(b) An economic proposition.
(c) The acceleration principle.
(d) A direct proportion.

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

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

5. What does Schelling ultimately say about choosing the sex of one's baby?
(a) It is better left to nature.
(b) It can be an economic growth opportunity.
(c) It can rationalize human society.
(d) It can give countries competitive advantages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling say is the goal of his model for describing segregation?

2. What does Schelling say about segregation?

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

4. What does Schelling say is the result if aggregate behavior results from a small number of variables?

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

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