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

2. Who was in command of the ships that ran into the Scilly Islands near England?
(a) Samuel Pepys.
(b) Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell.
(c) John Harrison.
(d) Commodore George Anson.

3. How long did Harrison work before receiving his monetary reward?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 40 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 30 years.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before using clocks to navigate longitude, sailors used the __________.

2. Harrison's clocks were referred to as:

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

4. The moon travels a distance roughly equal to its own width every _________.

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

(see the answer key)

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