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

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

3. Who was famous for reducing the motion of the planets to a few equations?
(a) Isaac Newton.
(b) John Harrison.
(c) Leonhard Euler.
(d) John Hadley.

4. When did Harrison die?
(a) April 23rd 1772, at the age of 71.
(b) June 9th, 1750, at the age of 68.
(c) October 17th 1790, at the age of 91.
(d) March 24th, 1776, at the age of 83

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Harrison to build H-2?

2. Where did William sail on the second test of H-4?

3. How did astronomers feel about Harrison's clock idea for solving the problem of longitude?

4. What did Harrison need to do to prove the H-4 worked?

5. Who was hired to copy the H-4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the problem with Maskelyne's lunar-distance method?

3. Explain the title of Chapter 14: The Mass Production of Genius.

4. Describe Harrison's relationship with the Board of Longitude.

5. Explain the relationship between Harrison and Jefferys.

6. Who were Harrison's enemies? Why?

7. Describe the progression of Harrison's clocks in Chapter 8: The Grasshopper Goes to Sea.

8. What was Harrison's ultimate vindication?

9. What did the Board of Longitude hire Larcum Kendall to do?

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

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