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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Law of Storms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who came up with a compelling theory about the cause of the trade winds?
(a) Edmund Halley.
(b) Lindon Sinclair.
(c) Steven Smith.
(d) George Hadley.

2. General Hazen is in charge of what?
(a) U.S. Signal Corps.
(b) U.S. Weather Bureau.
(c) U.S. Army.
(d) U.S. Department of Agriculture.

3. An easterly wind converges over the ________ in the early weeks of August 1900.
(a) Pacific.
(b) Sahara.
(c) Gobi.
(d) Amazon.

4. Where does Isaac meet his wife?
(a) Train.
(b) College.
(c) Work.
(d) Church.

5. The storm begins with the awakening of ___________.
(a) Meteorologists.
(b) People.
(c) Evil.
(d) Molecules.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does the temperature hit 100.6 on August 11, 1900?

2. How many people die from the heat in New York City on August 11, 1900?

3. A photograph of Isaac shows him to be what?

4. How old is Isaac?

5. What is the heart of the weather service?

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