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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. 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?
(a) June 18, 1901.
(b) September 20, 1902.
(c) July 4, 1899.
(d) August 27, 1900.

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

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?
(a) William Cline.
(b) Robert Cline.
(c) Joseph Cline.
(d) Matthew Cline.

4. What college did Isaac Cline attend?
(a) Menominee College.
(b) Hiwassee College.
(c) Savannah College.
(d) Tulane College.

5. What concept was put forth in Perils of a Restless Planet?
(a) Headwind.
(b) Nonlinear dynamics.
(c) Pushwind.
(d) Tailwind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a nationalist movement by the "Righteous Harmony Society" in China between 1898 and 1901?

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.

3. What Founding Father kept a lifelong weather journal, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?

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

5. Just prior to the storm, there was a heat wave in the United States in which how many people died?

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