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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 did Hadley and Godfrey invent?
(a) A method to calculate lunar distance.
(b) A working clock.
(c) A working telescope.
(d) A celestial navigation map.

2. Which clock did Harrison become dissatisfied with and never made to sea?
(a) H-3.
(b) H-4.
(c) H-1.
(d) H-2.

3. Tobias Mayer was a ____________.
(a) French scientist.
(b) English astronomer.
(c) German mapmaker.
(d) American theologian.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Harrison die?

2. How much did H-3 weigh?

3. How long would Nevil Maskelyne test the H-4 at the Royal Observatory?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11: Trial by Fire and Water, who is the villain introduced? Why was he at odds with Harrison?

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

3. Who were Harrison's enemies? Why?

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

5. What happened when Harrison presented H-1 to the Board of Longitude?

6. What happened to clockmaking after Harrison's death?

7. Explain the relationship between Harrison and Jefferys.

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

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

10. What was Harrison's primary motivation for winning the longitude prize?

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