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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. Who took Nathaniel Bliss's spot on the Board of Longitude?
(a) Nevil Maskelyne.
(b) He was not replaced.
(c) John Harrison.
(d) Thomas Bradley.

2. How long would Nevil Maskelyne test the H-4 at the Royal Observatory?
(a) Ten months.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two months.

3. The members of the Board of Longitude were members of which class of society?
(a) The royal class.
(b) The working class.
(c) The elite class.
(d) The seafaring class.

4. How many more times accurate was the H-4 than the Longitude Act required?
(a) Four times.
(b) Three times.
(c) Five times.
(d) Two times.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Harrison to build H-2?

2. Who did Harrison first contact when he arrived in London?

3. What did Huygen's published argument state?

4. What did Huygens and Hooke fight over?

5. After successfully completing the H-4, who passed an act that placed new restrictions on Harrison?

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