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

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) A. V. Kellogg.
(d) Matthew Fontaine Maury.

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

3. What city suffered from twelve consecutive days of 90 degree temperatures or above, prior to the hurricane that hit Galveston?
(a) Springfield, Illinois.
(b) Columbus, Ohio.
(c) St Louis, Missouri.
(d) Detroit, Michigan.

4. The manager of the phone company was finally able to get Joseph Cline in touch with whom?
(a) St. Mary's Orphanage.
(b) A Western Union station.
(c) The Houston Post.
(d) The Giles Mercantile Agency.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Louisa Rollfing originally from?

2. After his meteorology training with the US Army Signal Corps, Isaac Cline was first assigned to what location?

3. On September 4, 1900 what knocked out the city of Galveston's power and threw all the government buildings into darkness?

4. Despite Isaac's alarm, his office still downplayed the potential severity of the storm, referring to it by what name?

5. What physicist improved upon Galileo's device and created the first barometer?

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