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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Adrift in a Clockwork Universe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The moon travels a distance roughly equal to its own width every _________.
(a) Minute.
(b) Second.
(c) Day.
(d) 30 minutes.

2. How many men of the original 500 perished on Centurion's voyage to the South Pacific?
(a) One quarter.
(b) Half.
(c) All but two.
(d) 500.

3. Harrison's clocks were referred to as:
(a) A magic box.
(b) A moment in time.
(c) A lump of metal.
(d) A technological reversal.

4. In the earliest lines of latitude, what marked the zero-degree line?
(a) The equator.
(b) The prime meridian.
(c) The tropic of cancer.
(d) The north pole.

5. What was Harrison's most prized accomplishment?
(a) Inventing a clock with hands.
(b) Inventing military time.
(c) Inventing a clock that would keep accurate time at sea.
(d) Discovering the lunar method of calculating longitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the fog described at the beginning of Chapter 2: The Sea Before Time?

2. What did King Louis build in Paris?

3. What was built at Greenwich Park?

4. What did King Louis XIV of France complain about with more accurate measures of longitude?

5. How long did Harrison work before receiving his monetary reward?

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