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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 did King Louis XIV of France complain about with more accurate measures of longitude?
(a) That maps based on stars were inaccurate.
(b) That the economic costs of not knowing longitude were bankrupting his country.
(c) That he was losing more territory to his astronomers than his enemies.
(d) That sea travel became more treacherous.

2. How many sailors died near the Scilly Islands?
(a) 500.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 4,000.

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 pouch of spices.
(c) An emerald ring.
(d) A diamond necklace.

4. What did Huygens and Hooke fight over?
(a) A map.
(b) A patent.
(c) A ship.
(d) A woman.

5. Complete this analogy from Chapter 4:Time in a Bottle: Time is to clock as mind is to ____________.
(a) Head.
(b) Stars.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Brain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Longitude Act of 1714 establish?

2. Where does the quote at the beginning of Chapter 3: Adrift in a Clockwork Universe have the author dreaming he is locked in?

3. What is the main difference in measuring longitude and latitude?

4. When measuring longitude, each hour of time difference between the ship and starting point marks a progress of how many degrees of longitude?

5. What was Huygens best known as?

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