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Week 6 Quiz

Checking whether this week's claimed-space-on-transport reading landed.

Week 6

Four questions on how claimed space works on a moving vehicle.

1. What does the lecture mean by calling public transport an "unpriced commons"?

There's more space in a carriage than any timetable accounts for, and posture alone decides who gets it
Tickets are free on all public transport
Every seat is numbered and reserved in advance
"The commons" names one specific bus route

2. How does the lecture say transport's claimed space differs from the Week 3 elevator's?

Transport keeps recalculating stop by stop; the elevator fixes everyone's position for the whole ride
They work identically in every respect
Elevators always have more available space than buses
Transport has assigned seating and elevators don't

3. In this week's Bad manner / Good manner pair, what does the good-manner passenger do differently?

Pulls their legs in and moves their bag before anyone has to ask
Gets off at the very next stop
Asks every boarding passenger for permission to stay seated
Stands for the entire trip regardless of seat availability

4. Name two things listed this week that cost another passenger something without breaking any actual rule.

Any two of: the bag on the empty seat, a wide pole grip, or headphone volume pitched to be heard rather than merely audible
Any two of: a delayed bus, a broken ticket machine, or a closed station exit
Any two of: eating on board, standing near the doors, or checking a phone
Any two of: loud music through open speakers, smoking on board, or blocking the doors

Related

Week 6: Spatial Sovereignty and the Unpriced Transit Commons
Week 6 Tutorial: Claimed Space on a Moving Vehicle

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