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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. The main problem with the lunar method was that it took a great deal of ________________.
(a) Measuring.
(b) Calculating.
(c) Writing.
(d) Time.

2. When the Centurion set sail for the South Pacific, what did they not take with them?
(a) Harrison's clock.
(b) Medication to ward off scurvy.
(c) A compass.
(d) Smith's map.

3. What country was John Hadley from?
(a) France.
(b) United States.
(c) England.
(d) Spain.

4. What disease afflicted many sailors at sea for long periods of time?
(a) Typhoid fever.
(b) Scurvy.
(c) Hepatitis.
(d) Malaria.

5. Due to the astronomers' ______________, Harrison would face much resistance after he finished his greatest work.
(a) Egos.
(b) Racism.
(c) Elitism.
(d) Classism.

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 built at Greenwich Park?

3. What unusual occurrence helped in early navigation at sea?

4. When did clock makers begin to design clocks to measure longitude?

5. What did Harrison complete in 1759?

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