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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. What writer for the Dallas News took a train from Houston to Galveston?
(a) Chief Willis Moore.
(b) General William B. Hazen.
(c) Captain J. W. Simmons.
(d) Colonel William Sterett.

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

3. Where was Louisa Rollfing originally from?
(a) France.
(b) Poland.
(c) Spain.
(d) Germany.

4. What Englishman studied the significance of the colors of the skies just prior to a storm?
(a) William Redfield.
(b) Henry Howgate.
(c) J. W. Simmons.
(d) William Dampier.

5. Who was the Chief of the U S Weather Bureau in 1900?
(a) Chauncey Depew.
(b) Henry Howgate.
(c) Willis Moore.
(d) Judson Palmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What astronomer was the first to recognize that the earth's rotation had a great impact on weather?

2. What was the building called which housed the Galveston weather station?

3. Isaac Cline's house capsized after being hit by what object?

4. Where did Isaac Cline first meet his wife?

5. In the early evening, Dr. Young could only see one house in the area that was still standing. It belonged to whom?

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