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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: Choosing Our Children's Genes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Schelling say people tend to sit in the back of a theater?
(a) Because it is darker there.
(b) Because they are afraid of the front.
(c) Because that's where the desirable people sit.
(d) Because they want to be able to leave.

2. What does Schelling say provides clear evidence of black versus white areas in American cities?
(a) Demography.
(b) Maps.
(c) History books.
(d) First-hand observation.

3. What does Schelling say the segregation/integration model identify in addition to population concerns?
(a) Activity.
(b) Market trends.
(c) Crime.
(d) Biases.

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

5. What second example does Schelling use to demonstrate a closed system with a density enhancement?
(a) Family origins of college students.
(b) Likely careers for college students.
(c) College graduates distribution.
(d) Prospective college students.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is genetic modification different from eugenics?

2. What does Schelling say the simplest model of a closed system with a density enhancement contains?

3. What does Schelling say might be a demographic consequence of parents choosing their children's traits?

4. What is another trait does Schelling say parents might be able to choose?

5. What is an example of a prediction which Schelling says closed system modeling cannot make?

(see the answer key)

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