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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Law of Storms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas" and "Father of Modern Oceanography and Naval Meteorology"?
(a) A. V. Kellogg.
(b) Matthew Fontaine Maury.
(c) William Dampier.
(d) William B. Stockman.

2. At the turn of the century, Galveston was a cosmopolitan boom town, poised to take on the same status as New Orleans or ___________, according to the author in Introduction: The Beach.
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Denver.

3. What was the maiden name of Isaac Cline's wife?
(a) Cora Rebecca Rodgers.
(b) Cora Betsy Huffington.
(c) Cora Sue Smith.
(d) Cora May Ballew.

4. Going back to the third century BC, who noted that "air" had substance, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?
(a) The Greeks.
(b) The Byzantines.
(c) The Romans.
(d) The Egyptians.

5. Who was the founder and first President of American Association for the Advancement of Science?
(a) Edmund Halley.
(b) Dean Bruner.
(c) Henry Howgate.
(d) William Redfield.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of Isaac Cline's younger brother who lived with his family and worked for the weather service as an observer?

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

4. The invention of the __________ was key to the development and effectiveness of the Weather Bureau allowing for the rapid transmission of weather forecasts from city to city.

5. Who wrote Perils of a Restless Planet?

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