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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Law of Storms.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What astronomer was the first to recognize that the earth's rotation had a great impact on weather?
(a) John Blagden.
(b) Edmund Halley.
(c) Chauncey Depew.
(d) Henry Howgate.

5. What Founding Father kept a lifelong weather journal, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) George Washington.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. The invention of the __________ was key to the development and effectiveness of the Weather Bureau allowing for the rapid transmission of weather forecasts from city to city.

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

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