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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. How many calls does the individual receive, in the aggregate, in Schelling's analysis?
(a) As many as he makes.
(b) It depends on how many people he knows.
(c) It depends on his personality.
(d) As many as others make.

2. To what does Schelling compare a sociologist?
(a) A naturalist.
(b) A musician.
(c) A forest ranger.
(d) A mathematician.

3. How does Schelling characterize the individual's relationship with the society?
(a) He tends to organize with others in his similar situation.
(b) He tends to specialize, and not to see the influences that drive him.
(c) He does not need to know how it works, he only has to perform his part.
(d) He strives for a full understanding of every part.

4. What consequence does Schelling say might affect people sitting closer to the stage?
(a) They are forced to be watched by the others.
(b) They can see and hear better.
(c) They are socially outcast.
(d) They are will be last to leave.

5. What does Schelling compare to the process of tracking the circulation of money in an economy?
(a) Rumors circulating.
(b) The development and use of language.
(c) Water's movement from the ocean to clouds to rivers to the ocean.
(d) Musical chairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling say about a bike owner buying a bike for $90 and selling it for $150?

2. What does Schelling say individuals react to?

3. What does Schelling say about human desire?

4. What does Schelling say the presence of a small group of black students in a college student body does for any economic propositions about the behavior of that student body?

5. What example from human psychology does Schelling contrapose to conscious choice?

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