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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. Which of the following people were not members of the Board of Longitude?
(a) George Graham.
(b) Edmund Halley.
(c) Arthur Onslow.
(d) Lord Monson.

2. How long did it take Harrison to build H-2?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Five years.

3. Which clock did Harrison become dissatisfied with and never made to sea?
(a) H-1.
(b) H-2.
(c) H-4.
(d) H-3.

4. What did Huygens and Hooke fight over?
(a) A woman.
(b) A patent.
(c) A ship.
(d) A map.

5. Besides clocks, what was Hooke known for?
(a) A capitalist, a dramatist, and an environmentalist.
(b) A biologist, a surveyor, and a physicist.
(c) A cartologist, a botanist, and an astrologist.
(d) An astronomer, a geologist, and a realist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many more times accurate was the H-4 than the Longitude Act required?

2. What did Huygen's published argument state?

3. After successfully testing the H-4, how much of the Longitude Prize did Harrison receive?

4. After successfully completing the H-4, who passed an act that placed new restrictions on Harrison?

5. Hooke nor Huygens were able to:

(see the answer key)

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