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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In statistics, what refers to any statistical relationship between two random variables or two sets of data?
(a) Diversity.
(b) Prediction.
(c) Dependence.
(d) Commonality.

2. In mathematics, what refers to a map that exhibits some sort of chaotic behavior?
(a) Chaotic maps.
(b) Stability maps.
(c) Behavioral maps.
(d) Space-time maps.

3. Where was J. Doyne Farmer born?
(a) Houston, Texas.
(b) Eugene, Oregon.
(c) Billings, Montana.
(d) Moorhead, Minnesota.

4. What studies the behavior of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions?
(a) Nonlinear system.
(b) Butterfly effect.
(c) Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow.
(d) Chaos theory.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. When was Benoit Mandelbrot born?

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

4. In Chapter 2, "Revolution," the author writes, "Professional scientists, given brief, uncertain glimpses of nature's workings, are no less vulnerable to anguish and confusion when they come face to face with" _______________?

5. When William Burke returned to Santa Cruz in Chapter 9, "The Dynamical Systems Collective," he handed who a piece of paper to run through the analog computer?

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