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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: A Tale of Two Portraits.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which clock can function today, but is not run in order to preserve its parts?
(a) H-2.
(b) H-1.
(c) H-3.
(d) H-4.

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

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

4. Describe the relationship between Harrison and the Royal Academy of Astronomers.
(a) They were colleagues.
(b) They were enemies.
(c) They were financial backers.
(d) They were friends.

5. What could have avoided the tragedy near the Scilly Islands?
(a) If the rudder on the ship hadn't been broken, the captain could have steered away from the islands.
(b) If the admiral had listened to a sailor who kept his own navigation.
(c) If the lead ship had followed the directions of the admiral.
(d) If the stars had been out so the captains could utilize them for navigation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Harrison to build H1?

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

3. Who won the Hooke/Huygens conflict?

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

5. What did Jeffery's make for Harrison?

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