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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the status of nuclear weapons under Kennedy and Johnson?
(a) They were heavily regulated.
(b) They were classified as unconventional weaponry.
(c) They were banned.
(d) They were classified as weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

2. What continuous variable does Schelling say parents could select for?
(a) Longevity.
(b) Left versus right-handedness.
(c) Eye color.
(d) Eyesight.

3. What model of human behavior does Schelling say arms control follows?
(a) Critical-mass model.
(b) Commons model.
(c) The herding instinct.
(d) Binary choice model.

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

5. Who was the American president who ordered the bomb to be dropped?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Truman.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can a closed system with a density enhancement include, in Schelling's analysis?

2. How many possibilities does Schelling say social scientists have to account for when charting binary choice?

3. What does Schelling say would be the result of his hypothetical case?

4. What does Schelling say economic models of human behavior consider?

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

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