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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Spectacle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf Coast in what year?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1969.

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) Robert Cline.
(b) Matthew Cline.
(c) Joseph Cline.
(d) William Cline.

3. Who proved that air had mass, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?
(a) Edison.
(b) Newton.
(c) Einstein.
(d) Aristotle.

4. What was a nationalist movement by the "Righteous Harmony Society" in China between 1898 and 1901?
(a) The Boxer Rebellion.
(b) The Bamboo Storm.
(c) The Samurai Revolution.
(d) The Panda Movement.

5. On Wednesday, the Weather Bureau was predicting that the storm would move north and land in New England by what day?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Isaac Cline earn his Doctor of Medicine degree?

2. How many passengers on the Beaumont, Texas, train died when the storm surged and derailed the train?

3. 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?

4. On September 1, 1900, the Rollfing family made their last payment on what?

5. What was the name of the captain who commanded the "Pensacola"?

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