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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. Who was assigned as a new bureau forecast official for Havana?
(a) Matthew Fontaine Maury.
(b) Henry Piddington.
(c) William B. Stockman.
(d) Ernest Zebrowski.

2. Christopher Columbus was commissioned to lead a fleet on a voyage where in 1502?
(a) Niger.
(b) The Bolivar Peninsula.
(c) Cameroon.
(d) Hispaniola.

3. Where was Isaac Cline born?
(a) Madisonville, Tennessee.
(b) Phoenix, Oregon.
(c) Mariposa, California.
(d) Gardinerville, Montana.

4. What was the name of Louisa Rollfing's husband?
(a) Forest.
(b) August.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Glenn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What school dean recommended Isaac Cline to study at the US Signal Corps?

2. Who was an English-Indian scientist and merchant captain who coined the name cyclone for tropical storms?

3. In Part II: the Serpent's Coil, Isaac walked to the beach and noted the arrival of a large British steamship called _____________.

4. How many daughters did Isaac Cline have in 1900?

5. In August of what year did Columbus' ships sail on smooth waters under blue skies when an observer sounded the alarm after sighting huge swells just ahead, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?

Short Essay Questions

1. What recent scandal was Isaac Cline unaware of within the Signal Corps when he entered training in Part I: The Law of Storms?

2. What associations did Isaac Cline have with the medical profession? How did this correlate to meteorology?

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

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

5. What had led to the schism between Cuban and US meteorologists?

6. How does the author describe the weather events in Galveston on September 4, 1900? What did Isaac Cline note about the weather?

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

8. Whom did Isaac Cline contact on the morning of September 8, 1900? Why?

9. What had Isaac Cline considered as a profession before going into weather?

10. How were the Midwest and Gulf of Mexico affected by the heat wave described in Part I: The Law of Storms?

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