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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. Joseph attempted to phone to Washington, but the telephone operator wouldn't put him through because there were how many people ahead of him waiting to place calls?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 300.

2. In Part IV: Cataclysm, a telegram was sent from the weather station where to the Chief of the US Weather Bureau in Washington, DC, informing him that they had lost all contact with the Galveston office?
(a) Phoenix, Arizona.
(b) Miami, Florida.
(c) St. Louis, Missouri.
(d) Houston, Texas.

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

4. What daughter of Ruby Credo's was severely injured when a piece of wood was driven through her arm?
(a) Polly.
(b) Pearl.
(c) Paula.
(d) Pamela.

5. What rabbi was shocked to see all the people walking away from the beach and carrying personal items with them in Part III: Spectacle?
(a) Matthew Lithburg.
(b) Rodney Maher.
(c) Henry Cohen.
(d) Matthew Cohen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere?

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

3. What was a nationalist movement by the "Righteous Harmony Society" in China between 1898 and 1901?

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

5. What was the name of the steamship that Captain T. P. Halsey commanded during the storm?

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