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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. After the Association ran aground and the captain's body was found, what of value was found on him?
(a) An emerald ring.
(b) A diamond necklace.
(c) A pendulum clock.
(d) A pouch of spices.

2. What does the coiled balance spring do in clocks?
(a) Prevents waves from destabilizing the clock.
(b) Allows the clock to keep a constant temperature.
(c) Prevents the pendulum from losing time.
(d) Allows the navigator to know the time in the home port.

3. In the earliest lines of latitude, what marked the zero-degree line?
(a) The tropic of cancer.
(b) The prime meridian.
(c) The north pole.
(d) The equator.

4. Before using clocks to navigate longitude, sailors used the __________.
(a) Maps.
(b) Currents.
(c) Sky: sun, moon, stars and constellations.
(d) Compass.

5. When the Centurion set sail for the South Pacific, what did they not take with them?
(a) Smith's map.
(b) Harrison's clock.
(c) A compass.
(d) Medication to ward off scurvy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The placement of the prime meridian was a ____________ decision.

2. What was Flamsteed's title?

3. What was Giovanni Domenico Cassini famous for?

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

5. What unusual occurrence helped in early navigation at sea?

(see the answer key)

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