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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Harrison to build H-2?
(a) Five years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Ten years.

2. Where did William sail on the second test of H-4?
(a) The West Indies.
(b) The United States.
(c) Africa.
(d) Australia.

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

4. Who prepared the pocket watch for the assembly line?
(a) Earnshaw.
(b) Arnold.
(c) Harrison.
(d) Kendall.

5. What did Harrison complete in 1759?
(a) H-1.
(b) H-3.
(c) H-2.
(d) H-4.

6. When Harrison was asked to hand his plans over to the British government, what was his reaction?
(a) He was jovial and handed them over.
(b) He was devastated and burned them.
(c) He was furious, but complied.
(d) He was excited to share his plans with more people.

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

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

9. How much time did H-4 lose at sea when it was being tested?
(a) 45 seconds after 59 days.
(b) 8 minutes after 46 days.
(c) 5 seconds after 81 days.
(d) 3 minutes after 32 days.

10. What kind of mechanisms did the H-4 contain?
(a) Silver mechanisms.
(b) Diamond mechanisms.
(c) Copper mechanisms.
(d) Gold mechanisms.

11. How long did it take Harrison to build and test the H-5?
(a) Two and a half years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Five years.

12. Who was Edmund Halley's heir?
(a) Thomas Godfrey
(b) James Bradley.
(c) Leonhard Euler.
(d) Tobias Mayer.

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

14. Describe the relationship between Harrison and the Royal Academy of Astronomers.
(a) They were enemies.
(b) They were financial backers.
(c) They were colleagues.
(d) They were friends.

15. What was the main point of Harrison's first presentation before the Board of Longitude?
(a) He presented how H-1 would solve the longitude problem.
(b) He complained about H-1's errors.
(c) He articulated the promise of an astronomical solution.
(d) He demonstrated how H-1 worked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the result of the test by Maskelyne of the H-4.

2. Which clock did Captain Cook select to use on his second voyage around the world?

3. Who won the Longitude Prize?

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

5. What did Arnold and Earnshaw fight over?

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