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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. Isaac Cline had considered becoming what before he was invited to study climatology?
(a) Attorney.
(b) Park ranger.
(c) Animal trainer.
(d) Dentist.

2. What school dean recommended Isaac Cline to study at the US Signal Corps?
(a) Dean Bruner.
(b) Dean Jones.
(c) Dean Frank.
(d) Dean Williams.

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. What physicist improved upon Galileo's device and created the first barometer?
(a) Evangelista Torricelli.
(b) Edmund Halley.
(c) Ernest Zebrowski.
(d) Chauncey Depew.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What college did Isaac Cline attend?

2. Where was Louisa Rollfing originally from?

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?

4. In Part II: the Serpent's Coil, the Thursday morning weather map did not show temperatures for Key West. Instead, what letter was inserted?

5. In what year did Isaac Cline join the meteorology training program of the US Army Signal Corps?

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