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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, "Revolution," Gleick writes that the only problem with studying and experimenting with a new science is what?
(a) It requires a new language.
(b) There are no rules.
(c) No one will understand it.
(d) All the work is yet to be done.

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

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

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

5. What is the mathematical study of changes in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family, such as the integral curves of a family of vector fields, and the solutions of a family of differential equations?
(a) Thermodynamics.
(b) Fluid dynamics.
(c) Theoretical physics.
(d) Bifurcation theory.

6. What is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services?
(a) Chaos theory.
(b) Physiology.
(c) Information theory.
(d) Economics.

7. 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"?
(a) Stanislaw Ulam.
(b) James Yorke.
(c) Wallace Stevens.
(d) Enrico Fermi.

8. What were the subjects allowed to glance at one at a time in the experiment from the 1940s described by Gleick in Chapter 2, "Revolution"?
(a) Nature photographs.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) Postage stamps.
(d) Ink blots.

9. Where was James Yorke born?
(a) Cheyenne, Wyoming.
(b) Plainfield, New Jersey.
(c) Flagstaff, Arizona.
(d) Portland, Oregon.

10. James Yorke is credited with creating what term in reference to science?
(a) Frantic.
(b) Rambling.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Pandamonium.

11. What is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere?
(a) Meteorology.
(b) Physiology.
(c) Thermodynamics.
(d) Fractal compression.

12. What is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena?
(a) Fluid dynamics.
(b) Thermodynamics.
(c) Bifurcation theory.
(d) Theoretical physics.

13. Where was Edward Lorenz born?
(a) Bangor, Maine.
(b) West Hartford, Connecticut.
(c) Atlantic City, New Jersey.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.

14. When was the Massachusetts Institute of Technology founded?
(a) 1823.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1877.
(d) 1895.

15. Where is the European Center for Medium Range Forecasts headquartered?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) Reading, England.
(c) Dublin, Ireland.
(d) Berlin, Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy?

2. Where was Hendrik Houthakker born?

3. What was the profession of Benoit Mandelbrot's mother?

4. When was Edward Lorenz born?

5. Where was Robert May born?

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