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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, "Revolution," the author writes, "Professional scientists, given brief, uncertain glimpses of nature's workings, are no less vulnerable to anguish and confusion when they come face to face with" _______________?
(a) "Turbulence".
(b) "Cantor dust".
(c) "Incongruity".
(d) "Fractals".

2. What is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere?
(a) Thermodynamics.
(b) Meteorology.
(c) Fractal compression.
(d) Physiology.

3. In what year did Edward Lorenz create a weather simulator as described in Chapter 1, "The Butterfly Effect"?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1960.

4. Where was Thomas S. Kuhn born?
(a) Cincinnati, Ohio.
(b) Anchorage, Alaska.
(c) Omaha, Nebraska.
(d) Spearfish, South Dakota.

5. Where is the European Center for Medium Range Forecasts headquartered?
(a) Berlin, Germany.
(b) Reading, England.
(c) Dublin, Ireland.
(d) Paris, France.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Edward Lorenz born?

2. What does Gleick assert was the inspiration for Archimedes in Chapter 2, "Revolution"?

3. Who is quoted in Chapter 1, "The Butterfly Effect" as saying "Physicists like to think that all you have to do is say, these are the conditions, now what happens next?"

4. What is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy?

5. In Chapter 2, "Revolution," Gleick writes that the only problem with studying and experimenting with a new science is what?

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