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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Cogmaker's Journal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was it remarkable for Harrison to build his first pendulum clock?
(a) He came from a very poor family with no means to build a clock.
(b) He wasn't a watchmakers apprentice.
(c) His design was stolen midway through building the clock.
(d) He was an adamant believer in the astronomical solution to longitude.

2. Which of the following was NOT an early player in the quest for the longitude prize?
(a) Flamsteed.
(b) Halley.
(c) Galileo.
(d) Newton.

3. What could the powder of sympathy reportedly do?
(a) Make one immortal.
(b) Cure scurvy.
(c) Heal at a distance.
(d) Point north when mixed with water.

4. Early clocks weren't up to measuring longitude at sea for two reasons. They were not accurate and changed because of what while at sea?
(a) Temperature.
(b) Rocking of the boat.
(c) Speed of the boat.
(d) Wind.

5. How was John Harrison educated?
(a) He learned alongside Newton.
(b) He attended elementary school in his town.
(c) He had no formal education.
(d) He went to Oxford.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the punishment for mutiny on the Association?

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

4. The moon travels a distance roughly equal to its own width every _________.

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

(see the answer key)

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