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

2. What example from nature does Schelling contrapose to human decisions?
(a) Gravity.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Instinct.
(d) Photosynthesis.

3. What additional reason does Schelling give for the desire to sit in the back of a theater?
(a) People want to be far from the stage.
(b) People want to feel safe in the dark.
(c) People want to be prepared to flee.
(d) People want to watch people arrive.

4. What does Schelling use his lecture to an audience of 800 people to illustrate?
(a) Economic theories of entertainment.
(b) Randomness.
(c) Spatial distribution.
(d) Group dynamics.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which example does Schelling say complicates the prospect of arriving at a definitive proposition?

2. What does Schelling say individuals react to?

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

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

5. What does Schelling say about Christmas cards?

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