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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: the Serpent's Coil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas" and "Father of Modern Oceanography and Naval Meteorology"?
(a) William B. Stockman.
(b) William Dampier.
(c) Matthew Fontaine Maury.
(d) A. V. Kellogg.

2. In Part II: the Serpent's Coil, Isaac walked to the beach and noted the arrival of a large British steamship called _____________.
(a) The King Charles II.
(b) The Queen Mary III.
(c) The Roma.
(d) Englands Majesty.

3. Going back to the third century BC, who noted that "air" had substance, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?
(a) The Egyptians.
(b) The Romans.
(c) The Byzantines.
(d) The Greeks.

4. What was the name of the chief financial manager of the Signal Corps who was arrested for embezzling nearly a quarter of a million dollars?
(a) Willis Moore.
(b) Henry Howgate.
(c) Ruby Credo.
(d) William Redfield.

5. What concept was put forth in Perils of a Restless Planet?
(a) Tailwind.
(b) Pushwind.
(c) Headwind.
(d) Nonlinear dynamics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose controlling nature had resulted in a schism between Cuban and US meteorologists?

2. On Wednesday, the Weather Bureau was predicting that the storm would move north and land in New England by what day?

3. Captain Simmons ordered his crew to head for the channel at the east end of _____________.

4. In Part II: the Serpent's Coil, the author writes that the big storm entered the Caribbean on what date?

5. What sportswriter in New Jersey does the author discuss in Introduction: The Beach?

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