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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. Where was Isaac Cline born?
(a) Gardinerville, Montana.
(b) Mariposa, California.
(c) Madisonville, Tennessee.
(d) Phoenix, Oregon.

2. What refers to the study of weather conditions averaged over a period of time?
(a) Climatology.
(b) Biology.
(c) Ecology.
(d) Stormology.

3. What were the names of Isaac Cline's parents?
(a) Bradley and Susan Cline.
(b) Thomas and Betsy Cline.
(c) Matthew and Harriet Cline.
(d) Jacob and Mary Cline.

4. Galveston's highest point was how many feet above sea level in 1900?
(a) 12.6.
(b) 17.9.
(c) 8.7.
(d) 4.2.

5. 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) July rollercoaster.
(b) August wave.
(c) July dream.
(d) August breeze.

Short Answer Questions

1. What college did Isaac Cline attend?

2. What was a nationalist movement by the "Righteous Harmony Society" in China between 1898 and 1901?

3. What city suffered from twelve consecutive days of 90 degree temperatures or above, prior to the hurricane that hit Galveston?

4. In Part I: The Law of Storms, the author writes that the storm began gathering over the African highlands east of _____________.

5. What Englishman studied the significance of the colors of the skies just prior to a storm?

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