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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: A Tale of Two Portraits.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The placement of the prime meridian was a ____________ decision.
(a) Social.
(b) Political.
(c) Economic.
(d) Historical.

2. Which clock was capable of winning Harrison the Longitude Prize?
(a) H-2.
(b) H-1.
(c) H-4.
(d) H-3.

3. What was the name of the Portugese ship described in Chapter 2: The Sea Before Time that ran into a Spanish fleet?
(a) Romney.
(b) Madre de Deus.
(c) Centurion.
(d) Eagle.

4. Who did Bradley want to split the longitude award prize money with?
(a) Maskelyne.
(b) Jeffreys.
(c) Harrison.
(d) Mayer.

5. What kind of solution to the longitude problem did the Board of Longitude originally desire?
(a) A telescope based one.
(b) A clock based one.
(c) A map based one.
(d) An astronomical one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Huygens best known as?

2. What was the problem with pendulum clocks on ships?

3. What toy does the narrator play with at the beginning of Chapter 1: Imaginary Lines?

4. How is the fog described at the beginning of Chapter 2: The Sea Before Time?

5. What did Harrison complete in 1759?

(see the answer key)

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