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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. In what city does the temperature hit 100.6 on August 11, 1900?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) New York City.
(c) Portland.
(d) Philadelphia.

2. Who writes parodies about the efforts of the weather service?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) George Eliot.
(d) Jules Verne.

3. Who coined the word "cyclone" to describe hurricane damage?
(a) William Redfield.
(b) Henry Piddington.
(c) Col. William Read.
(d) Isaac Cline.

4. What kind of sleeper is Isaac?
(a) Insomniac.
(b) Restless.
(c) Sound.
(d) Light.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wakes Isaac at 4 a.m. the morning of the hurricane?

2. How old is Isaac's brother, Joseph?

3. Who takes over the scandal-ridden weather service in 1887?

4. What immigrant group makes up one-third of the Galveston population in 1889?

5. Whom does Isaac consider one of the great pioneers of meteorology?

(see the answer key)

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