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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena?
(a) Fluid dynamics.
(b) Bifurcation theory.
(c) Thermodynamics.
(d) Theoretical physics.

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

3. Where was Robert May born?
(a) Sydney, Australia.
(b) Cairo, Egypt.
(c) Tokyo, Japan.
(d) Berlin, Germany.

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

5. 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".

Short Answer Questions

1. James Yorke is credited with creating what term in reference to science?

2. James Yorke realized that one of the largest problems with his work was that mathematicians and physicists were often worlds apart because they did not what?

3. Robert May, like many before him, was confused by the changes when what was increased?

4. What controversial book did Thomas S. Kuhn publish in 1962?

5. According to Gleick in Chapter 3, "Life's Ups and Downs," what will lead to an increased, steady state in the idealized population?

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