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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: The Second Voyage of Captain James Cook.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was famous for reducing the motion of the planets to a few equations?
(a) Isaac Newton.
(b) Leonhard Euler.
(c) John Harrison.
(d) John Hadley.

2. Were Harrison's clocks in working order before being taken for tests at the Royal Observatory?
(a) Maskelyne said they "most definetly" were in working order.
(b) Maskelyne said they "were not" in working order.
(c) Maskelyne said they "needed a tune up" to be in working order.
(d) Maskelyne said they "appeared to be" in working order.

3. What did Huygen's published argument state?
(a) Longitude could be determined by the moon.
(b) A clock could establish longitude at sea.
(c) Jupiters moons were really rings.
(d) A map with correct currents was necessary to navigate at sea.

4. Where was the destination the Centurion was sailing for?
(a) Cape Noir.
(b) Juan Fernandez Island.
(c) Scilly Islands.
(d) Tierra del Feugo.

5. Which of the following people were not members of the Board of Longitude?
(a) Arthur Onslow.
(b) Edmund Halley.
(c) Lord Monson.
(d) George Graham.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Complete this analogy from Chapter 4:Time in a Bottle: Time is to clock as mind is to ____________.

3. Besides clocks, what was Hooke known for?

4. At the end of Chapter 6: The Prize, how had Newton changed his thinking about the longitude problem?

5. How long did Harrison work before receiving his monetary reward?

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