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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Schelling say the U.S. did not have to use nuclear weapons in Kuwait?
(a) They were bound by treaty not to.
(b) They had promised the United Nations not to.
(c) They did not find weapons of mass destruction there.
(d) They overwhelmed the Iraqis so easily.

2. What does Schelling say about an equilibrium division of the population?
(a) It will give us a working model of emigration.
(b) It will give us a working model of social mobility
(c) It will not give us a working model of emigration.
(d) It will not produce optimal results.

3. What does Schelling say might be a demographic consequence of parents choosing their children's traits?
(a) Median IQ might increase.
(b) Median longevity might increase.
(c) Left-handedness might disappear.
(d) Median size might increase.

4. What vocabulary does Schelling use for "going along with the crowd"?
(a) Joining a self-restraining coalition.
(b) Doing one's own thing.
(c) The democratic process.
(d) Joining the decision of the majority.

5. What does the success of a binary choice model depend on, in Schelling's analysis?
(a) The reliability of the input.
(b) The inclusiveness of the model's input.
(c) The range of factors it excludes.
(d) The breadth of the underlying propositions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What example does Schelling use to illustrate decisions of the majority that can be known?

2. What does Schelling say the segregation/integration model identify in addition to population concerns?

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

4. What does Schelling say the British argued with the American when he was deciding whether to use the bomb?

5. What does Schelling say will be necessary to satisfy people with a closed model?

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