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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Introduction: The Beach, Isaac had warnings from the central Weather Bureau that what location had been battered by a severe tropical storm?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Ecuador.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Spain.

2. 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) May 16, 1898.
(b) September 7, 1900.
(c) March 1, 1911.
(d) January 22, 1894.

3. What bison hunter and showman does the author describe performing in the Wild West in Introduction: The Beach?
(a) Henry Piddington.
(b) Buffalo Bill Cody.
(c) Teddy Roosevelt.
(d) Aristotle.

4. In what year did Isaac Cline join the meteorology training program of the US Army Signal Corps?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1895.

5. What refers to the study of weather conditions averaged over a period of time?
(a) Climatology.
(b) Ecology.
(c) Stormology.
(d) Biology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was an English-Indian scientist and merchant captain who coined the name cyclone for tropical storms?

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

3. In 1900, Galveston was the biggest port for what product in the United States?

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

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

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