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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI: Haunted.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For how many hours did Dr. Young stay on his raft until he was rescued in Part IV: Cataclysm?
(a) 17.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 38.

3. What refers to the study of weather conditions averaged over a period of time?
(a) Climatology.
(b) Stormology.
(c) Biology.
(d) Ecology.

4. The roof was blown off and the second floor of the building collapsed on what cafe, killing half the diners?
(a) The Cowboy Corral.
(b) Bob's Place.
(c) Ritter's Cafe.
(d) The Lone Star Lounge.

5. Isaac privately wished he would have brought his family __________ for their safety during the storm.
(a) Dallas.
(b) To his office.
(c) The Bolivar Lighthouse.
(d) St. Mary's Orphanage.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is estimated that wind gusts hit how many miles per hour during the hurricane in Galveston in 1900?

2. What was the name of the chief financial manager of the Signal Corps who was arrested for embezzling nearly a quarter of a million dollars?

3. What refers to the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere?

4. When did the Second Anglo-Boer War begin?

5. Isaac visited some merchants whom he told to raise their products how high off the floor because there could be some minor flooding?

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