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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who awarded Harrison the remainder of the prize money?
(a) King of England.
(b) Board of Longitude.
(c) The Royal Observatory.
(d) British Parliament.

2. Which clock was capable of winning Harrison the Longitude Prize?
(a) H-1.
(b) H-4.
(c) H-2.
(d) H-3.

3. How much did H-3 weigh?
(a) 60 pounds.
(b) 20 pounds.
(c) 2 pounds.
(d) 100 pounds.

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

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

6. Due to the astronomers' ______________, Harrison would face much resistance after he finished his greatest work.
(a) Racism.
(b) Elitism.
(c) Classism.
(d) Egos.

7. What was different between H-4 and H-5?
(a) The H-5 was much simpler than the H-4.
(b) The H-4 was made out of copper and the H-5 out of iron.
(c) The H-5 was much larger than the H-4.
(d) The H-4 could tell time by the position of the sun.

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

9. How many clocks did Kendall build?
(a) Four: the K-1, K-2, K-3 and K-4.
(b) Three: the K-1, K-2 and K-3.
(c) Two: the K-1 and K-2.
(d) One: the K-1.

10. What did Harrison claim was wrong with Maskelyne's test of the H-4.
(a) It was dropped repeatedly in transport.
(b) Harrison used an incorrect testing method.
(c) It was placed in direct sunlight, superheating the watch mechanisms under the glass.
(d) It was placed in the basement, keeping the gears too cold to work correctly.

11. What did Edmund Halley successfully predict?
(a) The winner of the longitude prize.
(b) The navigational currents of the Atlantic.
(c) The accuracy of a clock.
(d) Celestial movements.

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

13. How many more times accurate was the H-4 than the Longitude Act required?
(a) Three times.
(b) Five times.
(c) Two times.
(d) Four times.

14. When was the Longitude Act repealed?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1805.
(c) 1828.
(d) 1776.

15. After successfully completing the H-4, who passed an act that placed new restrictions on Harrison?
(a) The Royal Astronomers.
(b) The Board of Longitude.
(c) The French Government.
(d) The British Legislature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Harrison complete in 1759?

2. Who was famous for reducing the motion of the planets to a few equations?

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

4. What was the main point of Harrison's first presentation before the Board of Longitude?

5. What did Hadley and Godfrey invent?

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