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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: A Tale of Two Portraits.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete this analogy from Chapter 4:Time in a Bottle: Time is to clock as mind is to ____________.
(a) Brain.
(b) Head.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Stars.

2. What was Nevil Maskelyne known as?
(a) "The lunarologist."
(b) "The ocean's potions."
(c) "The seaman's astronomer."
(d) "The astronomical prince."

3. Why did Maskelyne think Harrison shouldn't win the longitude prize?
(a) He thought Harrison too unsophisticated to win the prize.
(b) His clocks did not prove sea worthy.
(c) He throught Harrison too religious to win the prize.
(d) His clocks were not as precise as the lunar method.

4. What advantage did the magnetic variation method have over astronomical approaches at determining longitude?
(a) Longitude could now be charted on a map.
(b) It utilized new technology in clockmaking.
(c) It did not depend on knowing the time at two places at once.
(d) It didn't rely on wouding animals.

5. How many times was Harrison married?
(a) Once.
(b) Never.
(c) Twice.
(d) Three times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Edmund Halley successfully predict?

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

3. What did King Louis build in Paris?

4. The placement of the prime meridian was a ____________ decision.

5. How long did Harrison spend building H-3?

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