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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Thomas S. Kuhn born?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1915.

2. What occurs when a fluid flows in parallel layers, with no disruption between the layers?
(a) Momentum diffusion.
(b) Chaos theory.
(c) Laminar flow.
(d) Theoretical physics.

3. What can be formed by taking a finite Cartesian product of the Cantor set with itself, making it a Cantor space?
(a) Cantor dust.
(b) Fractal.
(c) Helium in a Box.
(d) Euclidean space.

4. In Chapter 2, "Revolution," Gleick writes that the only problem with studying and experimenting with a new science is what?
(a) It requires a new language.
(b) All the work is yet to be done.
(c) There are no rules.
(d) No one will understand it.

5. How old was Mitchell Feigenbaum when he was offered a post at the Los Alamos National Laboratory?
(a) 29.
(b) 22.
(c) 35.
(d) 27.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through this work on the study of quantum behavior of superfluid helium, Albert Libchaber invented what?

2. Gleick compares the Mandlebrot Set to what set in Chapter 8, "Images of Chaos"?

3. According to the author, "to play the chaos game quickly, you need a computer with a graphics screen and a random number generator, but in principle a sheet of paper and" what will work as well?

4. What book did Michael Barnsley publish in 1988?

5. Where was Edward Lorenz born?

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