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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 rebel.
(b) A martyr.
(c) A monk.
(d) A philosopher.

2. From what institution did Thomas S. Kuhn earn his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Stanford University.
(c) Loyola University.
(d) Harvard University.

3. When was Robert May born?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1947.

4. In Chapter 4, "A Geometry of Nature," Houthakker explained to Mandelbrot the diagram in his office represented eight years of what?
(a) Almond prices.
(b) Wheat prices.
(c) Corn prices.
(d) Cotton prices.

5. Where is the main laboratory for the Thomas J. Watson Research Center?
(a) Indianapolis, Indiana.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Yorktown Heights, New York.
(d) Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Edward Lorenz's 1963 paper in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences?

2. Where was Hendrik Houthakker born?

3. Where is the European Center for Medium Range Forecasts headquartered?

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

5. For what company had Benoit Mandelbrot been working in economics, studying distribution of various incomes in the economy when he was invited by Houthakker to speak at Harvard?

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