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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: The Prize.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In order for Ditton's and Whiston's plan to determine longitude to work, what would have to be done?
(a) Ship captains would need to go to "Longitude School."
(b) A fleet of ships would need to be anchored at 600-mile intervals in the ocean.
(c) New discoveries in compasses would need to be made.
(d) Accurate clocks would need to be on all ships.

4. What was the tool introduced by John Davis in 1595 to better look at the sun called?
(a) The backstaff.
(b) The cane.
(c) The cross-staff.
(d) The sidestaff.

5. What did WIlliam Whiston contribute to the longitude debate?
(a) He proposed using a telescope and a compass.
(b) He proposed using animals and sound.
(c) He proposed using the moon and the stars.
(d) He proposed using sound and light.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Flamsteed's title?

2. The difference between longitude and latitude is that latitude lines _____________ each other.

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

4. Which of the following was NOT an early player in the quest for the longitude prize?

5. At the end of Chapter 6: The Prize, how had Newton changed his thinking about the longitude problem?

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