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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. Who insisted that the family evacuate Isaac Cline's house because it was too dangerous in Part III: Spectacle?
(a) Cora Cline.
(b) Laura Cline.
(c) Isaac Cline.
(d) Joseph Cline.

2. What refers to the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere?
(a) Troposphere.
(b) Thermosphere.
(c) Mesosphere.
(d) Stratosphere.

3. What was the name of the chief financial manager of the Signal Corps who was arrested for embezzling nearly a quarter of a million dollars?
(a) Henry Howgate.
(b) Willis Moore.
(c) Ruby Credo.
(d) William Redfield.

4. Isaac visited some merchants whom he told to raise their products how high off the floor because there could be some minor flooding?
(a) 1 foot.
(b) 10 inches.
(c) 3 feet.
(d) 5 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Young lost his house, but his family was safe in _______________.

2. What refers to a wireless solar telegraph that signals by flashes of sunlight reflected by a mirror?

3. Who, flanked by his Rough Riders, campaigned for the vice presidency in Introduction: The Beach?

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

5. How many passengers were on the train from Beaumont, Texas, traveling into Galveston during the storm?

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