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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: In the Meridian Courtyard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men of the original 500 perished on Centurion's voyage to the South Pacific?
(a) 500.
(b) Half.
(c) One quarter.
(d) All but two.

2. What was the punishment for mutiny on the Association?
(a) Thrown overboard.
(b) Water boarding.
(c) Decapitation.
(d) Hanging.

3. Why was Maskelyne against Harrison?
(a) Maskelyne was supportive of Harrison but didn't believe his clocks would work.
(b) Maskelyne was jealous of the support Harrison was getting from the Board of Longitude.
(c) Maskelyne wanted to use his lunar-distance method to solve the problem of longitude.
(d) Maskelyne disliked Harrison's family.

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

5. What was Flamsteed's title?
(a) "King of naval longitude."
(b) "Astronomical observator."
(c) "French stars master."
(d) "Celestial navigator."

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Maskelyne obtain all four of Harrison's clocks?

2. What did Humphrey Ditton propose to use to solve the longitude problem?

3. Which of Harrison's clocks continue to function to this day?

4. How would you describe Nevil Maskelyne?

5. What country was Thomas Godfrey from?

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