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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a sub-discipline of fluid mechanics that deals with the natural science of fluids (liquids and gases) in motion?
(a) Fractal basin boundaries.
(b) Theoretical physics.
(c) Fluid dynamics.
(d) Poincare conjecture.

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

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?
(a) A coin.
(b) A compass.
(c) A deck of cards.
(d) A pair of dice.

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

5. Where did Michael Barnsley earn his Ph.D.?
(a) The University of Paris.
(b) Johns Hopkins University.
(c) The University of Wisconsin-Madison.
(d) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book did Michael Barnsley publish in 1988?

2. Where is Michael Barnsley from?

3. 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?

4. From what institution did Thomas S. Kuhn earn his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics?

5. Albert Libchaber made the first experimental observation of the _____ that leads to chaos and turbulence in convective Rayleigh-Benard systems.

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