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

2. Who was to test H-3 and H-4 at sea?
(a) Bradley.
(b) WIlliam, Harrison's son.
(c) Edmund, Harrison's colleage.
(d) Maskelyne.

3. How did Maskelyne obtain all four of Harrison's clocks?
(a) He broke into his home and took them.
(b) He offered him a sum more than the Longitude Prize.
(c) He tried, but never succeeded, in obtaining Harrison's clocks.
(d) He came to Harrison's door with a warrant.

4. How would you describe Nevil Maskelyne?
(a) A villian.
(b) A scientist.
(c) Lucky.
(d) A patriot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tobias Mayer was a ____________.

2. Which clock can function today, but is not run in order to preserve its parts?

3. Nevil Maskelyne was a major proponent of ___________.

4. What two problems did H-3 solve that previous clock designs didn't?

5. Who was Edmund Halley's heir?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What hurdles did Harrison have to jump over even though the H-4 was accurate enough to win the Longitude Prize?

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

6. Describe the H-4.

7. What was Harrison's ultimate vindication?

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

9. Explain the title of Chapter 10: The Diamond Timekeeper.

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

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