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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. How long did it take Harrison to build H-2?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years.

2. How long would Nevil Maskelyne test the H-4 at the Royal Observatory?
(a) One year.
(b) Two months.
(c) Ten months.
(d) Six months.

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

4. What was built at Greenwich Park?
(a) The Royal Observatory.
(b) The Paris Observatory.
(c) The Celestial Palace.
(d) St. Paul's Cathedral.

5. What kind of solution to the longitude problem did the Board of Longitude originally desire?
(a) A map based one.
(b) A telescope based one.
(c) A clock based one.
(d) An astronomical one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advantage did the magnetic variation method have over astronomical approaches at determining longitude?

2. Why did Harrison take so long to build the H-3?

3. What did Huygens and Hooke fight over?

4. What year was Harrison born?

5. Who did Harrison first contact when he arrived in London?

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