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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the captain who commanded the "Pensacola"?
(a) T. P. Halsey.
(b) J. W. Simmons.
(c) William Sterett.
(d) William B. Hazen.

2. Who wrote Perils of a Restless Planet?
(a) Joe Amando.
(b) Chauncey Depew.
(c) Ernest Zebrowski.
(d) Henry Piddington.

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

4. What refers to the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere?
(a) Stratosphere.
(b) Mesosphere.
(c) Thermosphere.
(d) Troposphere.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Chief of the U S Weather Bureau in 1900?

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

3. What refers to the study of weather conditions averaged over a period of time?

4. In what year did Louisa Rollfing marry her husband?

5. What was a nationalist movement by the "Righteous Harmony Society" in China between 1898 and 1901?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the summer of 1900 in terms of weather in Introduction: The Beach? How is the setting of Galveston described during this time period?

2. Where and with whom did Isaac Cline live in the year 1900? How is his house described in Introduction: The Beach?

3. Where was Isaac Cline sent to work in 1891? How was his work there perceived by his superiors? How did Isaac perceive his work?

4. What invention was key to the development of the Weather Bureau according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms? How was Isaac Cline affected by the invention?

5. What conditions made the storm that hit Galveston form and grow?

6. What were the predictions by the US Weather Bureau for the storm when it hit Florida?

7. What geographical and social elements set up the city of Galveston for major casualties in the event of a hurricane in 1900?

8. What experiences with hurricanes did Christopher Columbus encounter, according to the author?

9. How does the author describe the Rollfings? When did they marry?

10. According to the author, for what reason do some tropical disturbances cross the Atlantic, but others do not?

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