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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Law of Storms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The sequence that consisted of dry air, blue skies, and fair conditions changed to dominating high clouds and gray skies. Eventually, dark skies and a lower cloud ceiling were known as the _____________.
(a) August wave.
(b) August breeze.
(c) July dream.
(d) July rollercoaster.

2. What was the name of Isaac Cline's younger brother who lived with his family and worked for the weather service as an observer?
(a) Joseph Cline.
(b) Matthew Cline.
(c) Robert Cline.
(d) William Cline.

3. After his meteorology training with the US Army Signal Corps, Isaac Cline was first assigned to what location?
(a) Tulsa, Oklahoma.
(b) Omaha, Nebraska.
(c) Topeka, Kansas.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

4. The narrative of Introduction: The Beach states that on the night of what date did Isaac Monroe Cline have an inexplicable feeling of foreboding?
(a) January 22, 1894.
(b) March 1, 1911.
(c) May 16, 1898.
(d) September 7, 1900.

5. When did the Second Anglo-Boer War begin?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1906.

Short Answer Questions

1. Christopher Columbus was commissioned to lead a fleet on a voyage where in 1502?

2. Who proved that air had mass, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?

3. In Introduction: The Beach, Isaac sent a telegram to the Central Office where advising them that the water was high and there were opposing winds?

4. In August of what year did Columbus' ships sail on smooth waters under blue skies when an observer sounded the alarm after sighting huge swells just ahead, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?

5. What General of the US Signal Corps wanted to staff his department with the best in Part I: The Law of Storms?

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