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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although James Yorke was a brilliant mathematician, he often referred to himself as what?
(a) A philosopher.
(b) A martyr.
(c) A rebel.
(d) A monk.

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

3. James Yorke is credited with creating what term in reference to science?
(a) Pandamonium.
(b) Frantic.
(c) Rambling.
(d) Chaos.

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

5. According to Gleick in Chapter 3, "Life's Ups and Downs," what will lead to an increased, steady state in the idealized population?
(a) A multiplier parameter.
(b) A fraction parameter.
(c) A higher parameter.
(d) A lower parameter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the profession of Benoit Mandelbrot's mother?

2. In mathematics, what is a system which does not satisfy the superposition principle, or whose output is not directly proportional to its input?

3. Who does Gleick quote as saying "It does not say in the Bible that all laws of nature are expressible linearily!" in Chapter 3, "Life's Ups and Downs"?

4. What studies the behavior of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions?

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

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