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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. What does the prime meridian signify?
(a) It is where Harrison is from.
(b) It marks the division of all days all over the world.
(c) It is where Harrison buried a time capsule.
(d) It marks the rise of any new moon.

2. Who aided Harrison in building the H-3?
(a) No one. He did it entirely on his own.
(b) His father.
(c) His son.
(d) His daughter.

3. What was Huygens best known as?
(a) The first great scientist.
(b) The first great horologist.
(c) The first great philosopher.
(d) The first great astronomer.

4. How long did it take to build the K-1?
(a) Two and a half years.
(b) Seven motnhs.
(c) Fourteen months.
(d) Five years.

5. What was Harrison's most prized accomplishment?
(a) Inventing a clock that would keep accurate time at sea.
(b) Discovering the lunar method of calculating longitude.
(c) Inventing military time.
(d) Inventing a clock with hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who built a watch within a vacuum that could tell stable time?

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

3. What benefit did competition result in for clock making?

4. What was wrong with the watch built within a vacuum?

5. How long did it take Harrison to build H-2?

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