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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 did Albert Libchaber earn a M.S. degree in physics?
(a) The University of Illinois.
(b) The Ecole Normale Supérieure.
(c) The University of Bonn.
(d) The University of Chicago.

2. Where was James Yorke born?
(a) Cheyenne, Wyoming.
(b) Flagstaff, Arizona.
(c) Portland, Oregon.
(d) Plainfield, New Jersey.

3. What notable phrase is Norman Packard attributed with coining?
(a) "The boundary of chaos".
(b) "The creation of chaos".
(c) "The edge of chaos".
(d) "The taming of chaos".

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?
(a) Robert Shaw.
(b) Heinz-Otto Peitgen.
(c) Norman Packard.
(d) David Ruelle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Robert Stenson Shaw when he arrived at the University of California at Santa Cruz?

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

3. 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?

4. What refers to a change in the basic assumptions within the ruling theory of science?

5. Who is attributed to the following quote from Chapter 10, "Inner Rhythms": "The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models"?

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