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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 explained the moons of Jupiter with the velocity of light?
(a) Cassini.
(b) Tycho Brahe.
(c) Ole Roemer.
(d) Galileo.

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

3. How many sailors died near the Scilly Islands?
(a) 500.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 2,000.

4. The placement of the prime meridian was a ____________ decision.
(a) Social.
(b) Economic.
(c) Political.
(d) Historical.

5. Before using clocks to navigate longitude, sailors used the __________.
(a) Compass.
(b) Sky: sun, moon, stars and constellations.
(c) Currents.
(d) Maps.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Giovanni Domenico Cassini famous for?

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

4. Who used the moons of Jupiter to solve the longitude problem?

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

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