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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many passengers were on the train from Beaumont, Texas, traveling into Galveston during the storm?
(a) 22.
(b) 6.
(c) 58.
(d) 95.

2. What college did Isaac Cline attend?
(a) Savannah College.
(b) Tulane College.
(c) Menominee College.
(d) Hiwassee College.

3. In what year was Isaac Cline born?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1938.

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

5. What refers to a wireless solar telegraph that signals by flashes of sunlight reflected by a mirror?
(a) Thermograph.
(b) Clinometer.
(c) Heliograph.
(d) Barometer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Englishman studied the significance of the colors of the skies just prior to a storm?

2. What did Isaac see sitting on every available object when he reached home?

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

4. The sequence that consisted of dry air, blue skies, and fair conditions changed to dominating high clouds and gray skies. Eventually, dark skies and a lower cloud ceiling were known as the _____________.

5. The fact that Isaac Cline paid cash for goods and services was published in a directory by what company?

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