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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) Lindon Sinclair.
(b) Steven Smith.
(c) Edmund Halley.
(d) George Hadley.

2. What aspects of the weather does Isaac record?
(a) Temperature and barometric pressures.
(b) Wave heights.
(c) Rainfall and wind speeds.
(d) Climate change.

3. What is the name of the steamship in the gulf on the day of the Hurricane?
(a) Pensacola.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Utah.
(d) Missouri.

4. A photograph of Isaac shows him to be what?
(a) A child.
(b) Short.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Vain.

5. How old is Isaac?
(a) 34.
(b) 42.
(c) 29.
(d) 38.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weather phenomenon sets Isaac on the path to being a meteorologist?

2. Who coined the word "cyclone" to describe hurricane damage?

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

4. What does Isaac become obsessed with after an article he wrote is rejected?

5. The storm begins with the awakening of ___________.

(see the answer key)

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