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

2. What does Schelling say about the frequency of pairs?
(a) Pairs are common if your criteria are simple.
(b) Pairs are a human construct.
(c) Pairs are rare in nature but common in society.
(d) Many phenomena occur in pairs.

3. 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) A direct proportion.
(d) The acceleration principle.

4. What case does Schelling use to illustrate the difficulty of making an economic proposition?
(a) Ending the draft.
(b) Raising the drinking age.
(c) Lowering the drinking age.
(d) Raising the draft age.

5. What does Schelling say about balance in individual cases?
(a) It is evidence of the collective unconscious.
(b) It does not exist.
(c) It is a transcendent law.
(d) It defines the nature of human beings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Schelling characterize the individual's relationship with the society?

2. What consequence does Schelling say might affect people sitting closer to the stage?

3. Why can the Golden Gate Bridge charge a double toll for traffic in one direction without fear of being unfair?

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

5. How does Schelling describe the Golden Gate Bridge?

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