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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who was to test H-3 and H-4 at sea?
(a) Bradley.
(b) Edmund, Harrison's colleage.
(c) Maskelyne.
(d) WIlliam, Harrison's son.

4. Which of the following people were not members of the Board of Longitude?
(a) Lord Monson.
(b) Arthur Onslow.
(c) George Graham.
(d) Edmund Halley.

5. How much did the Board of Longitude award both Earnshaw and Arnold?
(a) Three thousand pounds.
(b) One hundred pounds.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Twenty five thousand pounds.

6. What was the Board of Longitude's response after the initial testing of H-4?
(a) The Board purchased the design of H-4 from Harrison.
(b) The Board took all funding from Harrison away for cheating on the testing of H-4.
(c) The Board awarded Harrison the longitude prize.
(d) The Board called for a reevaluation of H-4.

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

8. Who did Bradley want to split the longitude award prize money with?
(a) Mayer.
(b) Harrison.
(c) Maskelyne.
(d) Jeffreys.

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

10. How accurate was Arnold's pocket watch that was tested by Maskelyne?
(a) Accurate within three seconds over a year.
(b) Perfectly accurate, not losing any time.
(c) Accurate within thirty seconds over four weeks.
(d) Accurate within four minutes over six months.

11. What did Jeffery's make for Harrison?
(a) A telescope.
(b) A microscope.
(c) A pocketwatch.
(d) A compass.

12. How long did it take Harrison to build H1?
(a) Six months.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten years.

13. How old was Harrison when he completed the H-5?
(a) 55.
(b) 79.
(c) 39.
(d) 85.

14. What two problems did H-3 solve that previous clock designs didn't?
(a) Size and stability.
(b) Force and gravity.
(c) Temperature and friction.
(d) Light and speed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Harrison die?

2. After Bradley died, who filled the open slot on the Board of Longitude.

3. How much did H-3 weigh?

4. Describe the relationship between Harrison and the Royal Academy of Astronomers.

5. How were Harrison and Maskelyne different?

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