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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 physics and systems theory, what states that, for all linear systems, the net response at a given place and time caused by two or more stimuli is the sum of the responses which would have been caused by each stimulus individually?
(a) Bifurcation theory.
(b) The superposition principle.
(c) Pattern formation.
(d) Bifurcation cascade.

2. What can be formed by taking a finite Cartesian product of the Cantor set with itself, making it a Cantor space?
(a) Fractal.
(b) Cantor dust.
(c) Euclidean space.
(d) Helium in a Box.

3. In Chapter 11, "Chaos and Beyond," the author asserts that systems behave in simple ways; as long as systems could be reduced to a few perfectly determined, perfectly understood laws, the long term behavior of the systems would be what?
(a) Predictable and stable.
(b) Confusing and secretive.
(c) Normal and rational.
(d) Random and changing.

4. When was William Burke born?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1929.

5. In fluid dynamics, what consists of a viscous fluid confined in the gap between two rotating cylinders?
(a) Turbulent flow.
(b) Laminar flow.
(c) Bifurcation cascade.
(d) The Taylor-Couette flow.

Short Answer Questions

1. In statistics, what refers to any statistical relationship between two random variables or two sets of data?

2. How many equations were on the piece of paper William Burke wanted to run through the analog computer in Chapter 9, "The Dynamical Systems Collective"?

3. What science deals with the visible, orderly outcomes of self-organization and the common principles behind similar patterns?

4. What refers to the spread of momentum between particles of matter, usually in the liquid state?

5. Who is attributed with the following quote from Chapter 8, "Images of Chaos": "What else, when chaos draws all forced inward to shape a single leaf"?

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