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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction: The Beach.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrative of Introduction: The Beach states that on the night of what date did Isaac Monroe Cline have an inexplicable feeling of foreboding?
(a) March 1, 1911.
(b) September 7, 1900.
(c) May 16, 1898.
(d) January 22, 1894.

2. What were the names of Isaac Cline's parents?
(a) Thomas and Betsy Cline.
(b) Matthew and Harriet Cline.
(c) Bradley and Susan Cline.
(d) Jacob and Mary Cline.

3. Where did Isaac Cline earn his Doctor of Medicine degree?
(a) The University of Virginia.
(b) The University of Arkansas.
(c) The University of Alaska.
(d) The University of Montana.

4. Where was Isaac Cline born?
(a) Mariposa, California.
(b) Gardinerville, Montana.
(c) Phoenix, Oregon.
(d) Madisonville, Tennessee.

5. Who was an English-Indian scientist and merchant captain who coined the name cyclone for tropical storms?
(a) John Blagden.
(b) Henry Piddington.
(c) William Dampier.
(d) Chauncey Depew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the captain who commanded the "Pensacola"?

2. In what year had Isaac been assigned to open the Texas Section of the new US Weather Bureau?

3. Who was nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas" and "Father of Modern Oceanography and Naval Meteorology"?

4. What sportswriter in New Jersey does the author discuss in Introduction: The Beach?

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

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