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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: The Second Voyage of Captain James Cook.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the destination the Centurion was sailing for?
(a) Tierra del Feugo.
(b) Scilly Islands.
(c) Juan Fernandez Island.
(d) Cape Noir.

2. What is the size of the H-4?
(a) An area of six centimeters.
(b) 2" x 2" x 2".
(c) 4" x 4" x 4".
(d) Five inches in diameter.

3. What did the Longitude Act of 1714 establish?
(a) A monetary prize for solving the problem of longitude.
(b) A uniform way to calculate longitude.
(c) Taxes on the use of maps with longitude.
(d) The lunar method as the government's way to calculate longitude.

4. Who won the Longitude Prize?
(a) No one.
(b) Smith.
(c) Maskelyne.
(d) Harrison.

5. What was the result of the test by Maskelyne of the H-4.
(a) The H-4 broke down midway through the test.
(b) The H-4 passed the test.
(c) The H-4 failed the test.
(d) The test was never completed of the H-4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jeffery's make for Harrison?

2. The moon travels a distance roughly equal to its own width every _________.

3. Harrison's clocks were referred to as:

4. What was the powder of sympathy method to determine longitude called?

5. Who wrote "The British Mariner's Guide?"

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