1. Based on Griggs vs Duke Power Company, What three options are available to an employer who uses a selection test which discriminates against blacks or women?

2. What is Murray's objection to the "80% rule"? What is the flaw in this objection?

3. What "dilemma" do H&M worry about?

4. What are the three landmarks of anti-discrimination law? Summarize H&M's version of the effects of these landmarks. What other reason, not considered by H&M, might explain the effects of affirmative actions laws in the 1980's?

5. How do H&M conclude that blacks are actually over-represented in employment selections? Evaluate the procedure they use to reach this conclusion, and compare with their argument against controlling for SES when comparing racial groups on IQ.

6. Explain the Compensating Skills Argument. Why do H&M call this a "fallacy"? How are they misstating this argument?

7. Summarize what we can (and can not) learn about Affirmative Action Programs from the case of the Washington D.C. Police Department and Silverberg's analysis of Seattle trade unions. What do you make of H&M's implication that Police corruption is caused by AA?

8. What argument by Hacker in defense of Affirmative Action is cited by H&M? Why do H&M dismiss this argument?

9. On page 500 H&M suddenly start referring to Affirmative Action Programs as "quotalike hiring requirements". Deconstruct this argument.

10. Explain the "two counts" on which H&M disagree with contemporary advocates of Affirmative Action. {What, really is "equality of opportunity"? What cost do H&M not count?}

11. What four policy alternatives do H&M explore to bring about "fair treatment"? What alterative do they refuse to even explore?

12. If a selection test results in race differences what should the "null-hypothesis" be? (Discuss H&M's and your instructor's views on this).

13. What is "race norming". Explain why, of all people, H&M are in favor of it?

14. What do you think of H&M's analysis of the results of their proposed thought experiment? How does the answer to this question provide the real key to understanding The Bell Curve?