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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. After the Association ran aground and the captain's body was found, what of value was found on him?
(a) A pendulum clock.
(b) A diamond necklace.
(c) A pouch of spices.
(d) An emerald ring.

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

3. When the Centurion set sail for the South Pacific, what did they not take with them?
(a) Smith's map.
(b) A compass.
(c) Harrison's clock.
(d) Medication to ward off scurvy.

4. What was the punishment for mutiny on the Association?
(a) Thrown overboard.
(b) Decapitation.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Water boarding.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was built at Greenwich Park?

3. What did the Longitude Act of 1714 establish?

4. Besides clocks, what was Hooke known for?

5. What toy does the narrator play with at the beginning of Chapter 1: Imaginary Lines?

(see the answer key)

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