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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: The Diamond Timekeeper.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harrison's clocks were referred to as:
(a) A moment in time.
(b) A magic box.
(c) A technological reversal.
(d) A lump of metal.

2. What unusual occurrence helped in early navigation at sea?
(a) Storms.
(b) Asteroids.
(c) Solar and lunar eclipses.
(d) Comets.

3. Which clock was Harrison's greatest triumph?
(a) H-3.
(b) H-4.
(c) H-2.
(d) H-1.

4. Why did Harrison take so long to build the H-3?
(a) It is unknown.
(b) The design faltered during a sea test and he had to start over.
(c) His design was ransacked midway through completion.
(d) He repeatedly ran out of money.

5. Which clock did Harrison become dissatisfied with and never made to sea?
(a) H-4.
(b) H-3.
(c) H-2.
(d) H-1.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Newton believe the answer to the longitude problem lie?

3. 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?

4. What was Giovanni Domenico Cassini famous for?

5. Where does the quote at the beginning of Chapter 3: Adrift in a Clockwork Universe have the author dreaming he is locked in?

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