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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: the Serpent's Coil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Second Anglo-Boer War begin?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1885.

2. After his meteorology training with the US Army Signal Corps, Isaac Cline was first assigned to what location?
(a) Tulsa, Oklahoma.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Omaha, Nebraska.
(d) Topeka, Kansas.

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

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

5. As Captain Halsey continued on his journey in Part II: the Serpent's Coil, he estimated the wind at what speed when he had probably neared the heart of the storm?
(a) 165 mph.
(b) 80 mph.
(c) 100 mph.
(d) 225 mph.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city suffered from twelve consecutive days of 90 degree temperatures or above, prior to the hurricane that hit Galveston?

2. When did the Second Anglo-Boer War end?

3. The ship "The Louisiana" sailed from what location to Galveston during the hurricane of 1900?

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. On September 4, 1900 what knocked out the city of Galveston's power and threw all the government buildings into darkness?

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