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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: In the Meridian Courtyard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What toy does the narrator play with at the beginning of Chapter 1: Imaginary Lines?
(a) A spinning top.
(b) A yo-yo.
(c) A globe.
(d) A beaded wire ball.

2. How many men of the original 500 perished on Centurion's voyage to the South Pacific?
(a) Half.
(b) One quarter.
(c) All but two.
(d) 500.

3. What did Jeffery's make for Harrison?
(a) A telescope.
(b) A microscope.
(c) A pocketwatch.
(d) A compass.

4. When did clock makers begin to design clocks to measure longitude?
(a) 14th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 16th century.
(d) 17th century.

5. What most inspires the narrator about Harrison?
(a) That he was a generous member of the elite class.
(b) That he was a stubborn recluse.
(c) That he was a simple, country clockmaker with no formal schooling.
(d) That he was a blacksmith by trade who enjoyed making clocks as a hobby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Giovanni Domenico Cassini famous for?

2. Were Harrison's clocks in working order before being taken for tests at the Royal Observatory?

3. What was different between H-4 and H-5?

4. Who placed the prime meridian in Greenwich?

5. How accurate was the solution to longitude to be?

(see the answer key)

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