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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. How was John Harrison educated?
(a) He had no formal education.
(b) He went to Oxford.
(c) He learned alongside Newton.
(d) He attended elementary school in his town.

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

3. Nevil Maskelyne was a major proponent of ___________.
(a) A clock-based solution.
(b) The yelping dog method.
(c) A fair distribution of the prize moeny.
(d) The lunar-distance method.

4. How much did H-3 weigh?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) 60 pounds.
(c) 2 pounds.
(d) 20 pounds.

5. Thirty miles is how many degrees of longitude?
(a) Five degrees.
(b) Eight degrees.
(c) Half a degree.
(d) Ten degrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who built a watch within a vacuum that could tell stable time?

2. What was wrong with the watch built within a vacuum?

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

4. What was the punishment for mutiny on the Association?

5. How long did it take to build the K-1?

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