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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. Who placed the prime meridian in Greenwich?
(a) Gould.
(b) Halley.
(c) Nevil Maskelyne.
(d) Flamsteed.

2. What did George Graham give Harrison?
(a) A loan to build his first clock.
(b) A book on the mechanics of clockmaking.
(c) A pass to the Royal Observatory.
(d) A model clock.

3. Which clock did Captain Cook select to use on his second voyage around the world?
(a) The H-4.
(b) The H-2.
(c) The K-2.
(d) The K-1.

4. How many days per month would the lunar distance method not work.
(a) 2 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 13 days.

5. The Board of Longitude demanded Harrison hand over the H-4 so it could be used by whom?
(a) The Air Force.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The Army.
(d) The Marines.

Short Answer Questions

1. How accurate was Arnold's pocket watch that was tested by Maskelyne?

2. What did King Louis build in Paris?

3. Where did Harrison go to present his case to the Board of Longitude?

4. How old was Harrison when he built his first pendulum clock?

5. What did the Longitude Act of 1714 establish?

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