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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Gleick in Chapter 3, "Life's Ups and Downs," what will cause the idealized population to end up at the lower level?
(a) A higher parameter.
(b) A lower parameter.
(c) A multiplier parameter.
(d) A fraction parameter.

2. Where was Thomas S. Kuhn born?
(a) Anchorage, Alaska.
(b) Cincinnati, Ohio.
(c) Omaha, Nebraska.
(d) Spearfish, South Dakota.

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

4. What was the profession of Benoit Mandelbrot's father?
(a) Clothing wholesaler.
(b) Math teacher.
(c) Butcher.
(d) Carpenter.

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 fraction parameter.
(b) A higher parameter.
(c) A multiplier parameter.
(d) A lower parameter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Benoit Mandelbrot recognize the ghost of an idea when he spotted a diagram charted out on the blackboard in Hendrik Houthakker's office?

2. In Chapter 2, "Revolution," Gleick writes that the only problem with studying and experimenting with a new science is what?

3. When was Edward Lorenz born?

4. In statistics, what refers to any statistical relationship between two random variables or two sets of data?

5. 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"?

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