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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Gleick, Albert Libchaber had a similar background to who, living as a refugee during World War II?
(a) Leo Kadanoff.
(b) Benoit Mandelbrot.
(c) Albert Libchaber.
(d) Michael Barnsley.

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

3. When did Albert Libchaber win the Wolf Prize in Physics?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1952.

4. What refers to the static or animated 2-D or 3-D visual representation of information about software systems based on their structure, size, history or behavior?
(a) Software metric.
(b) Software visualization.
(c) Cosmic arrhythmias.
(d) Fractal compression.

5. In mathematics, what is a system which does not satisfy the superposition principle, or whose output is not directly proportional to its input?
(a) Nonlinear system.
(b) Linear system.
(c) Thermolinear system.
(d) Hyperlinear system.

Short Answer Questions

1. James Yorke is credited with creating what term in reference to science?

2. What is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere?

3. What is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena?

4. What will drain rapidly from large-scale motions to small-scale motions?

5. When was Robert May born?

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