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

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

3. The sequence that consisted of dry air, blue skies, and fair conditions changed to dominating high clouds and gray skies. Eventually, dark skies and a lower cloud ceiling were known as the _____________.
(a) July rollercoaster.
(b) August wave.
(c) July dream.
(d) August breeze.

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

5. Who was nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas" and "Father of Modern Oceanography and Naval Meteorology"?
(a) William B. Stockman.
(b) A. V. Kellogg.
(c) Matthew Fontaine Maury.
(d) William Dampier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What astronomer was the first to recognize that the earth's rotation had a great impact on weather?

2. Who was the Chief of the U S Weather Bureau in 1900?

3. Captain Simmons ordered his crew to head for the channel at the east end of _____________.

4. What was the name of Louisa Rollfing's daughter?

5. What was the name of Louisa Rollfing's husband?

(see the answer key)

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