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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. What was the response by the Board of Longitude to Harrison's first presentation?
(a) The Board asked for additional proof that his clock worked.
(b) The Board awarded him the monetary prize for solving the longitude problem.
(c) The Board gave him a loan to build a second clock.
(d) The Board asked him to leave London.

2. Complete this analogy from Chapter 4:Time in a Bottle: Time is to clock as mind is to ____________.
(a) Stars.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Brain.
(d) Head.

3. Why did Maskelyne think Harrison shouldn't win the longitude prize?
(a) His clocks did not prove sea worthy.
(b) His clocks were not as precise as the lunar method.
(c) He throught Harrison too religious to win the prize.
(d) He thought Harrison too unsophisticated to win the prize.

4. How long did it take Harrison to build H1?
(a) Five years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Ten years.

5. How long did Harrison spend building H-3?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Huygen's clocks went on a number of voyages. On the third voyage to the Cape Verde Islands, what did his clock do?

2. Which clock did Harrison become dissatisfied with and never made to sea?

3. When Harrison was asked to hand his plans over to the British government, what was his reaction?

4. How long did it take Harrison to build H-2?

5. Why was Maskelyne against Harrison?

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