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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Powder of Sympathy.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who used the moons of Jupiter to solve the longitude problem?
(a) Galileo.
(b) Ptolomy.
(c) Newton.
(d) Commodore Anson.

3. When did clock makers begin to design clocks to measure longitude?
(a) 17th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 14th century.
(d) 16th century.

4. What was the tool introduced by John Davis in 1595 to better look at the sun called?
(a) The sidestaff.
(b) The cross-staff.
(c) The backstaff.
(d) The cane.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the magnetic compass invented?

3. What was built at Greenwich Park?

4. What was the name of the Portugese ship described in Chapter 2: The Sea Before Time that ran into a Spanish fleet?

5. What was one benefit of the Whiston-Ditton proposal?

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