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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 proved that air had mass, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?
(a) Newton.
(b) Edison.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Einstein.

2. What was the name of the captain who commanded the "Pensacola"?
(a) J. W. Simmons.
(b) William B. Hazen.
(c) William Sterett.
(d) T. P. Halsey.

3. What sportswriter in New Jersey does the author discuss in Introduction: The Beach?
(a) Henry Piddington.
(b) Willis Moore.
(c) Matthew Fontaine Maury.
(d) Bat Masterson.

4. Galveston's highest point was how many feet above sea level in 1900?
(a) 17.9.
(b) 8.7.
(c) 12.6.
(d) 4.2.

5. How many daughters did Isaac Cline have in 1900?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Isaac Cline had considered becoming what before he was invited to study climatology?

2. According to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms, the first official notation of the storm was made by a Captain in his log on what date?

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

4. In what year was Isaac Cline born?

5. Going back to the third century BC, who noted that "air" had substance, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?

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