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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Adrift in a Clockwork Universe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harrison's clocks were referred to as:
(a) A technological reversal.
(b) A moment in time.
(c) A lump of metal.
(d) A magic box.

2. In the earliest lines of latitude, what marked the zero-degree line?
(a) The tropic of cancer.
(b) The equator.
(c) The north pole.
(d) The prime meridian.

3. When measuring longitude, each hour of time difference between the ship and starting point marks a progress of how many degrees of longitude?
(a) 15.
(b) 25.
(c) 5.
(d) 30.

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

5. What was Harrison's most prized accomplishment?
(a) Inventing a clock that would keep accurate time at sea.
(b) Discovering the lunar method of calculating longitude.
(c) Inventing a clock with hands.
(d) Inventing military time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Longitude Act of 1714 establish?

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

3. What was the name of the Portugese ship described in Chapter 2: The Sea Before Time that ran into a Spanish fleet?

4. Who developed the "lunar distance method" to longitude?

5. What did King Louis XIV of France complain about with more accurate measures of longitude?

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