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

2. When was the Longitude Act repealed?
(a) 1805.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1828.

3. How did John Arnold make so many watches at such an economical price?
(a) He used cheap labor to do the easy tasks, saving the hard ones for himeslf.
(b) He outsourced the watch making to India.
(c) He used plastic parts instead of metal ones.
(d) He used copper instead of iron.

4. What did George Graham give Harrison?
(a) A book on the mechanics of clockmaking.
(b) A pass to the Royal Observatory.
(c) A loan to build his first clock.
(d) A model clock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the size of the H1?

2. What did Jeffery's make for Harrison?

3. How accurate was Arnold's pocket watch that was tested by Maskelyne?

4. The main problem with the lunar method was that it took a great deal of ________________.

5. Which of Harrison's clocks continue to function to this day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't the H-4 win the Longitude Prize?

2. Describe the H-4.

3. Explain the relationship between Harrison and Jefferys.

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

5. What advances did the H-3 make?

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

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

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

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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