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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the size of the H1?

2. How many more times accurate was the H-4 than the Longitude Act required?

3. What was the Board of Longitude's response after the initial testing of H-4?

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

5. Who took Nathaniel Bliss's spot on the Board of Longitude?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the title of Chapter 12: A Tale of Two Portraits.

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

3. What advances did the H-3 make?

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

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

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

7. Explain the relationship between Harrison and Jefferys.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Royal Astronomers were determined that the answer to the longitude problem resided in the heavens. Why wouldn't the astronomer's consider an alternative solution to the longitude problem, such as Harrison's clock solution?

Essay Topic 2

Place the longitude problem in its historical context Include the following: social, political, cultural, religious, and economic factors.

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, outline the accomplishments of the major players in the early quest to solve the longitude problem. Include the following: Thacket, Newton, Halley, Flamsteed, and the Board of Longitude.

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