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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Time in a Bottle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the fog described at the beginning of Chapter 2: The Sea Before Time?
(a) "London fog."
(b) "Pea soup."
(c) "Smokestacks.:
(d) "Dirty weather."

2. Who won the Hooke/Huygens conflict?
(a) Neither.
(b) Both.
(c) Hugyens.
(d) Hooke.

3. What did Huygen's published argument state?
(a) Jupiters moons were really rings.
(b) A map with correct currents was necessary to navigate at sea.
(c) Longitude could be determined by the moon.
(d) A clock could establish longitude at sea.

4. What was the problem with pendulum clocks on ships?
(a) Pendulum clocks would always point north.
(b) There were no problems, pemdulum clocks were very accurate onboard ships.
(c) The ship's rocking would slow down or speed up the clock.
(d) Pendulum clocks were so valuable, the main concern was theft.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Early clocks weren't up to measuring longitude at sea for two reasons. They were not accurate and changed because of what while at sea?

2. In AD 150, who plotted lines of longitude and latitude?

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

4. What was Flamsteed's title?

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

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