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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Cogmaker's Journal.

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. Where did Harrison go to present his case to the Board of Longitude?
(a) Oxford.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Edinburgh.

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

4. At the end of Chapter 6: The Prize, how had Newton changed his thinking about the longitude problem?
(a) He began to think a clock might solve the longitude problem.
(b) He wrote about the benefits to an astronomical solution.
(c) He began to believe that there was no hope for solving the longitude problem.
(d) He was so frustrated he gave up the quest to solve longitude.

5. Harrison was an avid ___________.
(a) Photographer.
(b) Astronomer.
(c) Cricket player.
(d) Reader.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Huygens best known as?

2. Who won the Hooke/Huygens conflict?

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

4. What was Harrison's most prized accomplishment?

5. How is the fog described at the beginning of Chapter 2: The Sea Before Time?

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