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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. What was Nevil Maskelyne known as?
(a) "The astronomical prince."
(b) "The ocean's potions."
(c) "The seaman's astronomer."
(d) "The lunarologist."

2. When was the magnetic compass invented?
(a) 15th century.
(b) 17th century.
(c) 12th century.
(d) 10th century.

3. How were Harrison and Maskelyne different?
(a) Maskelyne had an elite education.
(b) Harrison always worked with a partner, while Maskelyne always worked alone.
(c) Maskelyne favored an analytical approach.
(d) Harrison was much younger.

4. What did Edmund Halley successfully predict?
(a) The accuracy of a clock.
(b) The winner of the longitude prize.
(c) The navigational currents of the Atlantic.
(d) Celestial movements.

5. What did WIlliam Whiston contribute to the longitude debate?
(a) He proposed using animals and sound.
(b) He proposed using the moon and the stars.
(c) He proposed using sound and light.
(d) He proposed using a telescope and a compass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Harrison go to present his case to the Board of Longitude?

2. Harrison was an avid ___________.

3. What advantage did the magnetic variation method have over astronomical approaches at determining longitude?

4. What did Hadley and Godfrey invent?

5. Before using clocks to navigate longitude, sailors used the __________.

(see the answer key)

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