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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take to build the K-1?
(a) Seven motnhs.
(b) Two and a half years.
(c) Fourteen months.
(d) Five years.

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

3. Were Harrison's clocks in working order before being taken for tests at the Royal Observatory?
(a) Maskelyne said they "appeared to be" in working order.
(b) Maskelyne said they "needed a tune up" to be in working order.
(c) Maskelyne said they "were not" in working order.
(d) Maskelyne said they "most definetly" were in working order.

4. After Bradley died, who filled the open slot on the Board of Longitude.
(a) Maskelyne.
(b) It remains vacant.
(c) Harrison.
(d) Bliss.

5. How many more times accurate was the H-4 than the Longitude Act required?
(a) Four times.
(b) Two times.
(c) Three times.
(d) Five times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Edmund Halley's heir?

2. How long would Nevil Maskelyne test the H-4 at the Royal Observatory?

3. How many clocks did Kendall build?

4. Maskelyne eventually concluded that the lunar distance method had problems. When would the lunar-distance method not work?

5. How many days per month would the lunar distance method not work.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Harrison presented H-1 to the Board of Longitude?

2. Explain the title of Chapter 12: A Tale of Two Portraits.

3. What happened to clockmaking after Harrison's death?

4. Describe Harrison's relationship with the Board of Longitude.

5. What hurdles did Harrison have to jump over even though the H-4 was accurate enough to win the Longitude Prize?

6. What was Harrison's primary motivation for winning the longitude prize?

7. What was Harrison's ultimate vindication?

8. Explain the title of Chapter 10: The Diamond Timekeeper.

9. What was the problem with Maskelyne's lunar-distance method?

10. Explain the title of Chapter 14: The Mass Production of Genius.

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