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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: The Second Voyage of Captain James Cook.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Bradley died, who filled the open slot on the Board of Longitude.
(a) It remains vacant.
(b) Harrison.
(c) Maskelyne.
(d) Bliss.

2. What year was Harrison born?
(a) 1727.
(b) 1693.
(c) 1650.
(d) 1715.

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

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

5. Who explained the moons of Jupiter with the velocity of light?
(a) Ole Roemer.
(b) Galileo.
(c) Tycho Brahe.
(d) Cassini.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of Harrison's innovations?

2. How much time did H-4 lose at sea when it was being tested?

3. How much did H-3 weigh?

4. Where does the quote at the beginning of Chapter 3: Adrift in a Clockwork Universe have the author dreaming he is locked in?

5. How long did Harrison spend building H-3?

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