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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following was NOT an early player in the quest for the longitude prize?
(a) Halley.
(b) Newton.
(c) Galileo.
(d) Flamsteed.

3. What was the tool introduced by John Davis in 1595 to better look at the sun called?
(a) The cane.
(b) The sidestaff.
(c) The cross-staff.
(d) The backstaff.

4. What toy does the narrator play with at the beginning of Chapter 1: Imaginary Lines?
(a) A spinning top.
(b) A beaded wire ball.
(c) A yo-yo.
(d) A globe.

5. What could have avoided the tragedy near the Scilly Islands?
(a) If the lead ship had followed the directions of the admiral.
(b) If the admiral had listened to a sailor who kept his own navigation.
(c) If the rudder on the ship hadn't been broken, the captain could have steered away from the islands.
(d) If the stars had been out so the captains could utilize them for navigation.

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

7. What did King Louis build in Paris?
(a) A telescope.
(b) The Eifel Tower.
(c) Notre Dame.
(d) An astronomical obersvatory.

8. What was the powder of sympathy method to determine longitude called?
(a) The wounded dog theory.
(b) The barking animal theory.
(c) The healing bird theory.
(d) The magical powder theory.

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

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

11. Harrison's clocks were referred to as:
(a) A technological reversal.
(b) A lump of metal.
(c) A magic box.
(d) A moment in time.

12. When did clock makers begin to design clocks to measure longitude?
(a) 14th century.
(b) 16th century.
(c) 15th century.
(d) 17th century.

13. Who explained the moons of Jupiter with the velocity of light?
(a) Cassini.
(b) Ole Roemer.
(c) Tycho Brahe.
(d) Galileo.

14. What was Flamsteed's reaction to his maps being seized?
(a) He was so frustrated he gave up the quest to solve longitude.
(b) He burned most of his maps.
(c) He made incorrect copies and gave those to the British government.
(d) He angrily turned them all over to Newton.

15. How is the fog described at the beginning of Chapter 2: The Sea Before Time?
(a) "Pea soup."
(b) "Dirty weather."
(c) "London fog."
(d) "Smokestacks.:

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Harrison's most prized accomplishment?

2. What could the powder of sympathy reportedly do?

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

4. Who won the Hooke/Huygens conflict?

5. What was Flamsteed's title?

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