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

2. When did clock makers begin to design clocks to measure longitude?
(a) 16th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 14th century.
(d) 17th century.

3. Where does the quote at the beginning of Chapter 3: Adrift in a Clockwork Universe have the author dreaming he is locked in?
(a) In his father's watch.
(b) On the moon.
(c) In a ship.
(d) In a hidden basement.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the coiled balance spring do in clocks?

2. What is the main point of Chapter 6: The Prize?

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

4. What did Huygen's published argument state?

5. What role did the Board of Longitude play?

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