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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was James Yorke born?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1949.

2. What mathematical term refers to the Euclidean plane and three-dimensional space of Euclidean geometry, as well as the generalizations of these notions to higher dimensions?
(a) Euclidean space.
(b) Gradient.
(c) Cantor dust.
(d) Boundary layer.

3. In Chapter 3, "Life's Ups and Downs," Gleick writes, "In the emergence of chaos as a new science in the 1970s, _____ were destined to play a special role."
(a) Ecologists.
(b) Geologists.
(c) Paleontologists.
(d) Botanists.

4. Where was Hendrik Houthakker born?
(a) London.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Prague.
(d) Amsterdam.

5. What refers to a supercomputer manufacturer based in Seattle, Washington, and founded in 1972?
(a) Ting.
(b) Cray.
(c) More.
(d) Bend.

Short Answer Questions

1. In vector calculus, what refers to a vector field that points in the direction of the greatest rate of increase of the scalar field, and whose magnitude is the greatest rate of change?

2. Where is Stephen Smale from?

3. What paper did James Yorke publish in 1975 concerning chaos?

4. Who is attributed to the following quote from Chapter 2, "Revolution": "Of course, the entire effort is to put oneself outside the ordinary range of what are called statistics"?

5. What refers to the spread of momentum between particles of matter, usually in the liquid state?

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