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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: A Tale of Two Portraits.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long did it take Harrison to build H1?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Five years.

3. What kind of solution to the longitude problem did the Board of Longitude originally desire?
(a) A telescope based one.
(b) A clock based one.
(c) An astronomical one.
(d) A map based one.

4. Huygen's clocks went on a number of voyages. On the third voyage to the Cape Verde Islands, what did his clock do?
(a) Stopped working midway through the voyage because of the temperature change.
(b) Kept good track of the ship's longitude.
(c) Sent the ship 50 miles off course.
(d) Made the ship arrive three weeks ahead of schedule.

5. How long did Harrison spend building H-3?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Besides clocks, what was Hooke known for?

3. The Board of Longitude demanded Harrison hand over the H-4 so it could be used by whom?

4. After successfully testing the H-4, how much of the Longitude Prize did Harrison receive?

5. Who won the Hooke/Huygens conflict?

(see the answer key)

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