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

2. 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.
(a) Train.
(b) Telegraph.
(c) Automobile.
(d) Camera.

3. What term refers to a wind that blows against the direction of travel?
(a) Pushwind.
(b) Headwind.
(c) Tailwind.
(d) Nonlinear dynamics.

4. What term refers to a wind that blows with the direction of travel?
(a) Tailwind.
(b) Nonlinear dynamics.
(c) Headwind.
(d) Pushwind.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What sportswriter in New Jersey does the author discuss in Introduction: The Beach?

4. The narrative of Introduction: The Beach states that on the night of what date did Isaac Monroe Cline have an inexplicable feeling of foreboding?

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

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