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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Strange News.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Willis Moore?
(a) Mayor of Galveston.
(b) Minister of the First Methodist Church.
(c) Chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau.
(d) U.S. Secretary of the Interior.

2. How many people die from the heat in New York City on August 11, 1900?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 90.
(d) 50.

3. Dr. Young notes that all the signs are present for a _____________ the days before the hurricane.
(a) Low pressure system.
(b) Heat wave.
(c) Cyclone.
(d) Tropical storm.

4. What weather phenomenon sets Isaac on the path to being a meteorologist?
(a) Tsunami.
(b) Thunderstorm.
(c) Sand storm.
(d) Tornado.

5. What national disaster had the highest death toll before the Galveston hurricane?
(a) Mt. Hood Avalanche.
(b) Johnstown Flood.
(c) San Francisco Earthquake.
(d) New York City Blizzard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes parodies about the efforts of the weather service?

2. What is the name of the steamship in the gulf on the day of the Hurricane?

3. According to Dr. Young, the storm would first move ___________ because cyclones always do.

4. Where do the American forecasters think the storm is headed?

5. For whom does Isaac record weather?

(see the answer key)

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