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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Cataclysm.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Moore recommend fishermen should remove their nets ahead of the storm?
(a) Florida.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Maine.
(d) North Carolina.

2. What does Joseph come to Galveston to be?
(a) Salesman.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Weatherman.
(d) Merchant.

3. The barometer reading Joseph takes the night before the storm is ____________.
(a) Rising.
(b) Over 30.
(c) Falling.
(d) Under 28.

4. How many people does the last paragraph of "The Beach" say will die in the next twenty-four hours?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 6,000.

5. The Friday before the hurricane brings what?
(a) Cooler weather.
(b) Rough seas.
(c) Strong wind.
(d) Torrential rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is London hit with a devastating cyclone?

2. An easterly wind converges over the ________ in the early weeks of August 1900.

3. How many miles above sea level is the highest point of Galveston?

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

5. What is the wind speed that Captain Halsey records on his ship the day of the hurricane?

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