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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 did Hadley and Godfrey invent?
(a) A method to calculate lunar distance.
(b) A working telescope.
(c) A working clock.
(d) A celestial navigation map.

2. Besides clocks, what was Hooke known for?
(a) An astronomer, a geologist, and a realist.
(b) A biologist, a surveyor, and a physicist.
(c) A capitalist, a dramatist, and an environmentalist.
(d) A cartologist, a botanist, and an astrologist.

3. Who developed the "lunar distance method" to longitude?
(a) Admiral Shovell.
(b) Johannes Werner.
(c) John Flamsteed.
(d) Ole Roemer.

4. What two problems did H-3 solve that previous clock designs didn't?
(a) Force and gravity.
(b) Size and stability.
(c) Temperature and friction.
(d) Light and speed.

5. Where did Harrison go to present his case to the Board of Longitude?
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Oxford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Huygen's published argument state?

2. What did Humphrey Ditton propose to use to solve the longitude problem?

3. Why did Harrison take so long to build the H-3?

4. How many sailors died near the Scilly Islands?

5. The members of the Board of Longitude were members of which class of society?

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