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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the National Weather Service headquartered?
(a) Huntsville, Alabama.
(b) Hot Springs, Arkansas.
(c) Silver Spring, Maryland.
(d) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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

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"?
(a) Stanislaw Ulam.
(b) James Yorke.
(c) Enrico Fermi.
(d) Wallace Stevens.

4. What mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness was the focus of Huberman's most recent studies in Chapter 10, "Inner Rhythms"?
(a) Bipolar disorder.
(b) Major depressive disorder.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Parasomnia.

5. What will drain rapidly from large-scale motions to small-scale motions?
(a) Fractal.
(b) Turbulence.
(c) Energy.
(d) Viscosity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What notable phrase is Norman Packard attributed with coining?

2. 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?

3. What concept originated by Thomas S. Kuhn refers to the routine work of scientists experimenting within a paradigm, slowly accumulating detail in accord with established broad theory and not actually challenging or attempting to test the underlying assumptions of that theory?

4. When William Burke returned to Santa Cruz in Chapter 9, "The Dynamical Systems Collective," he handed who a piece of paper to run through the analog computer?

5. Where was Edward Lorenz born?

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