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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Nevil Maskelyne known as?
(a) "The lunarologist."
(b) "The ocean's potions."
(c) "The astronomical prince."
(d) "The seaman's astronomer."

2. Who wrote "The British Mariner's Guide?"
(a) Maskelyne.
(b) Harrison.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Bliss.

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

4. The main problem with the lunar method was that it took a great deal of ________________.
(a) Time.
(b) Calculating.
(c) Writing.
(d) Measuring.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Arnold and Earnshaw fight over?

2. What did Harrison claim was wrong with Maskelyne's test of the H-4.

3. How much time did H-4 lose at sea when it was being tested?

4. The Board of Longitude demanded Harrison hand over the H-4 so it could be used by whom?

5. How much did the Board of Longitude award both Earnshaw and Arnold?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Maskelyne threatened by Harrison?

2. What happened when King George III took an interest in Harrison's clocks?

3. Who were Harrison's enemies? Why?

4. What effect did Harrison's clocks have on Britain?

5. Explain the developments in finding an astronomical solution outlined in Chapter 9: Hands on Heaven's Clock.

6. What role did the astronomers elitism play in the quest for solving the longitude problem?

7. Explain the relationship between Harrison and Jefferys.

8. What advances did the H-3 make?

9. What effect did Harrison's success have on the Longitude Act and the Board of Longitude?

10. Why was the Board of Longitude biased against Harrison?

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