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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. Which clock was capable of winning Harrison the Longitude Prize?
(a) H-1.
(b) H-2.
(c) H-4.
(d) H-3.

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

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

4. Besides clocks, what was Hooke known for?
(a) An astronomer, a geologist, and a realist.
(b) A capitalist, a dramatist, and an environmentalist.
(c) A biologist, a surveyor, and a physicist.
(d) A cartologist, a botanist, and an astrologist.

5. The Parliamentary committee assembled to respond to the problem of longitude relied on which two experts?
(a) Whiston and Ditton.
(b) Ptolomy and Jupiter.
(c) Newton and Halley.
(d) Flamsteed and Thacker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did WIlliam Whiston contribute to the longitude debate?

2. What is the main difference in measuring longitude and latitude?

3. How much did H-3 weigh?

4. What did Huygen's published argument state?

5. How did astronomers feel about Harrison's clock idea for solving the problem of longitude?

(see the answer key)

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