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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Cataclysm.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Joseph Cline made his weather observations on September 6th, what was the temperature?
(a) 57 degrees.
(b) 80 degrees.
(c) 92 degrees.
(d) 71 degrees.

2. In what year was Isaac Cline born?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1885.

3. Who was the Chief of the U S Weather Bureau in 1900?
(a) Henry Howgate.
(b) Judson Palmer.
(c) Chauncey Depew.
(d) Willis Moore.

4. Where was Louisa Rollfing originally from?
(a) Poland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

5. What Founding Father kept a lifelong weather journal, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) George Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas" and "Father of Modern Oceanography and Naval Meteorology"?

2. The passengers of the Beaumont, Texas, train who survived took refuge at what location?

3. When Isaac finally reached home in Part III: Spectacle, his yard was already how deep in water?

4. The building which housed the Galveston weather station was how many stories high?

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

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