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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. Where does the quote at the beginning of Chapter 3: Adrift in a Clockwork Universe have the author dreaming he is locked in?
(a) In his father's watch.
(b) On the moon.
(c) In a ship.
(d) In a hidden basement.

2. Tobias Mayer was a ____________.
(a) French scientist.
(b) English astronomer.
(c) American theologian.
(d) German mapmaker.

3. Who did Bradley want to split the longitude award prize money with?
(a) Mayer.
(b) Maskelyne.
(c) Jeffreys.
(d) Harrison.

4. The main problem with the lunar method was that it took a great deal of ________________.
(a) Writing.
(b) Time.
(c) Calculating.
(d) Measuring.

5. How long did Harrison spend building H-3?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Harrison build a clock that never lost more than a second per month?

2. What is the size of the H-4?

3. What did Huygen's published argument state?

4. After the Association ran aground and the captain's body was found, what of value was found on him?

5. What was the main point of Harrison's first presentation before the Board of Longitude?

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