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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) Day.
(b) Second.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) Minute.

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

3. 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) In a ship.
(c) On the moon.
(d) In a hidden basement.

4. What was Flamsteed's title?
(a) "Astronomical observator."
(b) "Celestial navigator."
(c) "King of naval longitude."
(d) "French stars master."

5. What was built at Greenwich Park?
(a) The Paris Observatory.
(b) The Royal Observatory.
(c) The Celestial Palace.
(d) St. Paul's Cathedral.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men of the original 500 perished on Centurion's voyage to the South Pacific?

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

3. What was the name of the Portugese ship described in Chapter 2: The Sea Before Time that ran into a Spanish fleet?

4. What is the main difference in measuring longitude and latitude?

5. What disease afflicted many sailors at sea for long periods of time?

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