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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Thermostats, Lemons, and Other Families of Models.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Schelling say social scientists will replace the aspects of a system with in order to understand the system?
(a) Colors.
(b) Numbers.
(c) Mathematical symbols.
(d) Pet names.

2. What social science does Schelling say sociology resembles?
(a) Paranormal psychology.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Economics.
(d) History.

3. What does Schelling say about Christmas cards?
(a) They make a map of social relations.
(b) Sometimes they are sent out of guilt.
(c) They do not follow any laws of distribution.
(d) There is generally a balance between how many each person receives.

4. What part of a heating system does Schelling use as a metaphor for human behavior?
(a) A boiler.
(b) A thermostat.
(c) A pipe.
(d) A heating fan.

5. What fear does Schelling say informs the behavior that is ingrained in people's decisions where to sit in a theater?
(a) The fear of a pop quiz in class.
(b) The fear of violent teachers.
(c) The fear of being called on stage.
(d) The fear of being involved.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do people affect each other's decisions where to sit in theater?

2. What additional explanation does Schelling offer for seat selection?

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

4. What does Schelling say the farmer needs to know?

5. When does Schelling say social behavior can be considered a critical mass?

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