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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. In Part I: The Law of Storms, the author writes that the storm began gathering over the African highlands east of _____________.
(a) Niger.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Cameroon.

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

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

4. In what year was the chief financial manager of the Signal Corps arrested for embezzling nearly a quarter of a million dollars?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1878.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1881.

5. Who wrote Perils of a Restless Planet?
(a) Ernest Zebrowski.
(b) Henry Piddington.
(c) Joe Amando.
(d) Chauncey Depew.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What tamale vendor had an asterisk by his name, indicating he was an untrustworthy businessman in Galveston records, according to the author in Introduction: The Beach?

3. What concept was put forth in Perils of a Restless Planet?

4. In Introduction: The Beach, Isaac had warnings from the central Weather Bureau that what location had been battered by a severe tropical storm?

5. What term refers to a wind that blows with the direction of travel?

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