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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, flanked by his Rough Riders, campaigned for the vice presidency in Introduction: The Beach?
(a) Matthew Fontaine Maury.
(b) Teddy Roosevelt.
(c) Chauncey Depew.
(d) Henry Howgate.

2. In what year did Isaac Cline join the meteorology training program of the US Army Signal Corps?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1892.

3. What school dean recommended Isaac Cline to study at the US Signal Corps?
(a) Dean Williams.
(b) Dean Frank.
(c) Dean Bruner.
(d) Dean Jones.

4. In Galveston on September 6th, Joseph Cline made his weather observations at what time?
(a) 7:00 a.m.
(b) 7:45 p.m.
(c) 4:30 a.m.
(d) 2:15 p.m.

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

6. Isaac Cline arrived in Washington, DC to study at the US Signal Corps on what date?
(a) July 6, 1882.
(b) July 25, 1885.
(c) April 2, 1894.
(d) October 11, 1887.

7. What was the maiden name of Isaac Cline's wife?
(a) Cora May Ballew.
(b) Cora Rebecca Rodgers.
(c) Cora Betsy Huffington.
(d) Cora Sue Smith.

8. In Part I: The Law of Storms, the author writes that the storm began gathering over the African highlands east of _____________.
(a) Egypt.
(b) Niger.
(c) Cameroon.
(d) Morocco.

9. What tamale vendor had an asterisk by his name, indicating he was an untrustworthy businessman in Galveston records, according to the author in Introduction: The Beach?
(a) Ernest Zebrowski.
(b) Bat Masterson.
(c) Henry Piddington.
(d) Joe Amando.

10. How many daughters did Isaac Cline have in 1900?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

12. 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) William Cline.
(d) Robert Cline.

13. What was the name of the captain who commanded the "Pensacola"?
(a) William B. Hazen.
(b) J. W. Simmons.
(c) William Sterett.
(d) T. P. Halsey.

14. What was the name of Louisa Rollfing's daughter?
(a) Helen.
(b) Mary.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Stephanie.

15. How far from Galveston was the hurricane when Joseph Cline made his weather observations on September 6th?
(a) 475 miles.
(b) 800 miles.
(c) 200 miles.
(d) 550 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to a wind that blows against the direction of travel?

2. In Part II: the Serpent's Coil, Isaac walked to the beach and noted the arrival of a large British steamship called _____________.

3. Isaac Cline had considered becoming what before he was invited to study climatology?

4. Just prior to the storm, there was a heat wave in the United States in which how many people died?

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

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