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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Hockey Helmets, Daylight Saving, and Other Binary Choices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Schelling say constrains the social scientist's model for race segregation?
(a) Qualitative analysis.
(b) Political analysis.
(c) Quantitative analysis.
(d) Historical analysis.

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

3. What else does Schelling say social scientists consider in behavior modeling?
(a) Ethnic conflicts.
(b) Religious history.
(c) Collective results.
(d) Philosophical preferences.

4. What do hockey players fear in regard to the issue of wearing helmets, in Schelling's analysis?
(a) Fear of serious injury.
(b) Fear of ridicule.
(c) Fear of seeming submissive to the league.
(d) Fear of inhibiting performance.

5. What does Schelling say would be the result of his hypothetical case?
(a) He says that it would be impossible to know what would happen.
(b) He says that there would likely be smaller communities in some cultures. He says that there would likely be larger communities in some cultures.
(c) He says that there would likely be larger communities in some cultures.
(d) He says that the outcome would depend on the sample size.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Schelling describe a decision such as choosing a seat in a theater?

2. What does Schelling say is the key to predicting whether there will be a critical mass?

3. What does Schelling ultimately say about a decision such as where to sit in a theater?

4. What is a binary choice?

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

(see the answer key)

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