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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most probable state for an arrangement of molecules in a system?
(a) Constantly and randomly movement.
(b) In an arc.
(c) In a jumble.
(d) In an organized line.

2. Prior to the electric telegraph, an invention by the same name was created by Claude Chappe and his brothers during what conflict?
(a) The French Revolution.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Russian Revolution.
(d) The Spanish-American War.

3. What jobs were created to handle the increasing number of telephone calls?
(a) Call center personnel.
(b) Switchboard operators.
(c) Office assistants.
(d) Secretaries.

4. What were the benefits of the early logarithm tables?
(a) Provided solutions.
(b) Cut down on errors and allowed for quicker calculations.
(c) Eliminated calculations.
(d) Made work easier.

5. What was the Morse code comprised of?
(a) Symbols.
(b) Numbers.
(c) Short pulses, called dots, and long pulses, called dashes.
(d) Letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the machine created by Charles Babbage received?

2. Each square of Turing's imaginary machine would have what coding?

3. Who developed a system of logic that would not have been possible without writing?

4. What does a closed system made up of a hot part and a cold part attain as the heat passes from the hot part to the cold part?

5. In what field was Charles Babbage an early pioneer?

(see the answer key)

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