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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a computer program or network of computers that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system?
(a) Computer hardware.
(b) Computer virus.
(c) Computer model.
(d) Computer army.

2. What is a concept in mathematics where a fixed rule describes the time dependence of a point in a geometrical space?
(a) Pattern formation.
(b) Oscillation.
(c) Boundary layer.
(d) Dynamical system.

3. In what year did Benoit Mandelbrot recognize the ghost of an idea when he spotted a diagram charted out on the blackboard in Hendrik Houthakker's office?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1957.

4. 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?
(a) A pair of dice.
(b) A compass.
(c) A coin.
(d) A deck of cards.

5. At what institution did Albert Libchaber become a professor of physics in 1991?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
(c) Caltech.
(d) Harvard University.

Short Answer Questions

1. In mathematics, what refers to a map that exhibits some sort of chaotic behavior?

2. What is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena?

3. Where did Michael Barnsley earn his Ph.D.?

4. What is a lossy compression method for digital images based on fractals?

5. When was Robert May born?

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