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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Strange News.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote Perils of a Restless Planet?
(a) Henry Piddington.
(b) Ernest Zebrowski.
(c) Chauncey Depew.
(d) Joe Amando.

2. Captain Simmons's first officer felt they were in a confluence of storms--a hurricane from the east and a gale from what direction?
(a) South.
(b) Southwest.
(c) North.
(d) Northwest.

3. Who insisted on staying in Isaac Cline's house, believing it to be capable of withstanding the storm?
(a) Joseph Cline.
(b) Cora Cline.
(c) Laura Cline.
(d) Isaac Cline.

4. In November 1703, the coast of England was hit by a series of powerful storms, killing more than how many seamen?
(a) 8,000.
(b) 2,500.
(c) 4,500.
(d) 12,000.

5. Isaac Cline's neighbor sent a telegram to whom, telling them to delay a trip into Galveston?
(a) His wife.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Going back to the third century BC, who noted that "air" had substance, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?

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

3. Isaac wrote an urgent cable to Willis Moore telling him of the terrible situation and gave the message to whom to deliver?

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

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

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