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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Time in a Bottle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the Portugese ship described in Chapter 2: The Sea Before Time that ran into a Spanish fleet?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Romney.
(c) Madre de Deus.
(d) Centurion.

2. What did King Louis build in Paris?
(a) An astronomical obersvatory.
(b) Notre Dame.
(c) The Eifel Tower.
(d) A telescope.

3. After the Association ran aground and the captain's body was found, what of value was found on him?
(a) A pendulum clock.
(b) A diamond necklace.
(c) A pouch of spices.
(d) An emerald ring.

4. What does the term "dead reckoning" refer to?
(a) A primitive way to navigate at sea using estimates from a fixed point.
(b) An advanced way to determine longitude using clocks.
(c) A way to verify the number of sailors lost at sea.
(d) An early way to navigate at sea using the position of stars and the moon.

5. How long did Harrison work before receiving his monetary reward?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 40 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Huygens and Hooke fight over?

2. What did the Longitude Act of 1714 establish?

3. How many sailors died near the Scilly Islands?

4. In AD 150, who plotted lines of longitude and latitude?

5. Who explained the moons of Jupiter with the velocity of light?

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