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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who proved that air had mass, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Edison.
(c) Einstein.
(d) Newton.

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

3. In Introduction: The Beach, Isaac sent a telegram to the Central Office where advising them that the water was high and there were opposing winds?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York City.

4. On September 4, 1900 what knocked out the city of Galveston's power and threw all the government buildings into darkness?
(a) A dust storm.
(b) Lightning.
(c) A tornado.
(d) An earthquake.

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

6. In Part I: The Law of Storms, the author writes that the storm began gathering over the African highlands east of _____________.
(a) Niger.
(b) Cameroon.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Egypt.

7. The invention of the __________ was key to the development and effectiveness of the Weather Bureau allowing for the rapid transmission of weather forecasts from city to city.
(a) Train.
(b) Camera.
(c) Telegraph.
(d) Automobile.

8. As Captain Halsey continued on his journey in Part II: the Serpent's Coil, he estimated the wind at what speed when he had probably neared the heart of the storm?
(a) 80 mph.
(b) 165 mph.
(c) 225 mph.
(d) 100 mph.

9. In Introduction: The Beach, Isaac had warnings from the central Weather Bureau that what location had been battered by a severe tropical storm?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Spain.
(d) Ecuador.

10. What was the name of Isaac Cline's younger brother who lived with his family and worked for the weather service as an observer?
(a) Matthew Cline.
(b) Robert Cline.
(c) Joseph Cline.
(d) William Cline.

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

12. What Englishman studied the significance of the colors of the skies just prior to a storm?
(a) Henry Howgate.
(b) William Redfield.
(c) J. W. Simmons.
(d) William Dampier.

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

14. In what year did Isaac Cline join the meteorology training program of the US Army Signal Corps?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1888.

15. Chief Stockman's station failed to detect the switch in wind direction in what city?
(a) Key West, Florida.
(b) Havanna, Cuba.
(c) Cancun, Mexico.
(d) New Orleans, Louisiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose controlling nature had resulted in a schism between Cuban and US meteorologists?

2. Where was Isaac Cline born?

3. Isaac Cline had considered becoming what before he was invited to study climatology?

4. On September 1, 1900, the Rollfing family made their last payment on what?

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

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