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

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

3. Where did Isaac Cline first meet his wife?
(a) Anchorage, Alaska.
(b) Albany, New York.
(c) Aurora, Illinois.
(d) Abilene, Texas.

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

5. Chief Stockman was irritated that the Cuban forecasters had referred to the storm as _____________.
(a) A tornado.
(b) A blizzard.
(c) A tsunami.
(d) A cyclone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chief Stockman's station failed to detect the switch in wind direction in what city?

2. Who proved that air had mass, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?

3. In what year was the chief financial manager of the Signal Corps arrested for embezzling nearly a quarter of a million dollars?

4. What bison hunter and showman does the author describe performing in the Wild West in Introduction: The Beach?

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

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