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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. What is the size of the H-4?
(a) An area of six centimeters.
(b) Five inches in diameter.
(c) 4" x 4" x 4".
(d) 2" x 2" x 2".

2. When was the Longitude Act repealed?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1828.
(d) 1805.

3. Nevil Maskelyne was a major proponent of ___________.
(a) The lunar-distance method.
(b) The yelping dog method.
(c) A clock-based solution.
(d) A fair distribution of the prize moeny.

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

5. What did Hadley and Godfrey invent?
(a) A method to calculate lunar distance.
(b) A working telescope.
(c) A working clock.
(d) A celestial navigation map.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were Harrison and Maskelyne different?

2. How did John Arnold make so many watches at such an economical price?

3. The main problem with the lunar method was that it took a great deal of ________________.

4. What country was John Hadley from?

5. Who was to test H-3 and H-4 at sea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect did Harrison's clocks have on Britain?

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

3. What happened when King George III took an interest in Harrison's clocks?

4. Why didn't the H-4 win the Longitude Prize?

5. Explain the developments in finding an astronomical solution outlined in Chapter 9: Hands on Heaven's Clock.

6. What advances did the H-3 make?

7. What was Harrison's ultimate vindication?

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

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

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

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