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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Harrison need to do to prove the H-4 worked?
(a) Take it apart and put it back together.
(b) Label an astronomical map.
(c) Draw the plans before the Board of Longitude.
(d) Make two copies to prove that it could be duplicated.

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

4. What was the size of the H1?
(a) One hundred pounds and the size of a small car.
(b) Five pounds and able to fit in a briefcase.
(c) Seventy pounds and enclosed in a 4x4x4 case.
(d) Six ounces and the size of a modern wristwatch.

5. Why did Harrison take so long to build the H-3?
(a) It is unknown.
(b) He repeatedly ran out of money.
(c) The design faltered during a sea test and he had to start over.
(d) His design was ransacked midway through completion.

6. What benefit did competition result in for clock making?
(a) Lowered price.
(b) Better maps.
(c) Increased costs.
(d) More profit.

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

8. Who did Harrison first contact when he arrived in London?
(a) Dr. James Bradley.
(b) Edmund Halley.
(c) George Graham.
(d) Admiral Norris.

9. What country was John Hadley from?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) United States.
(d) England.

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

11. How many working parts does the H-3 have?
(a) 962.
(b) 453.
(c) 675.
(d) 753.

12. What country was Thomas Godfrey from?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) United States.
(d) England.

13. The members of the Board of Longitude were members of which class of society?
(a) The elite class.
(b) The royal class.
(c) The working class.
(d) The seafaring class.

14. Which clock can function today, but is not run in order to preserve its parts?
(a) H-3.
(b) H-1.
(c) H-4.
(d) H-2.

15. What was the result of the test by Maskelyne of the H-4.
(a) The test was never completed of the H-4.
(b) The H-4 passed the test.
(c) The H-4 failed the test.
(d) The H-4 broke down midway through the test.

Short Answer Questions

1. Were Harrison's clocks in working order before being taken for tests at the Royal Observatory?

2. What kind of mechanisms did the H-4 contain?

3. Who awarded Harrison the remainder of the prize money?

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

5. What was Nevil Maskelyne known as?

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