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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Inescapable Mathematics of Musical Chairs.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Schelling say about Christmas cards?
(a) There is generally a balance between how many each person receives.
(b) Sometimes they are sent out of guilt.
(c) They do not follow any laws of distribution.
(d) They make a map of social relations.
2. What ingrained behavior does Schelling say informs the decision where to sit in a theater?
(a) Not to sit in the back.
(b) Not to sit next to anyone.
(c) Not to sit in front.
(d) Not to sit near funny-looking people.
3. What does Schelling say the defines independent variable in a behavioral system?
(a) The sum of the independent variables in linked systems.
(b) The sum of the dependent variables in parallel systems.
(c) The sum of the dependent variables.
(d) The imp of the perverse.
4. What example from human psychology does Schelling contrapose to conscious choice?
(a) Parasympathetic behavior.
(b) Instinct.
(c) Dread and awe.
(d) Hunger.
5. How does Schelling say the success of society is evaluated?
(a) In the success of the leaders and superior individuals.
(b) In the health and success of individuals.
(c) In the welfare of the least successful individuals.
(d) On the aggregate, not the individual level.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Schelling describe the Golden Gate Bridge?
2. What does Schelling say a proposition has to have in order to be true?
3. Which example does Schelling say complicates the prospect of arriving at a definitive proposition?
4. What does Schelling say governs each decision?
5. How does Schelling characterize the individual's relationship with the society?
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