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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 did Edmund Halley successfully predict?
(a) The navigational currents of the Atlantic.
(b) The accuracy of a clock.
(c) The winner of the longitude prize.
(d) Celestial movements.

2. Where did William sail on the second test of H-4?
(a) The United States.
(b) Africa.
(c) The West Indies.
(d) Australia.

3. Who was hired to copy the H-4?
(a) Larcum Kendall.
(b) Captain Cook.
(c) John Jeffreys.
(d) George III.

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

5. Who was Edmund Halley's heir?
(a) Leonhard Euler.
(b) Tobias Mayer.
(c) Thomas Godfrey
(d) James Bradley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which clock did Captain Cook select to use on his second voyage around the world?

2. Who aided Harrison in building the H-3?

3. What kind of mechanisms did the H-4 contain?

4. How long did it take to build the K-1?

5. The Board of Longitude demanded Harrison hand over the H-4 so it could be used by whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the relationship between Harrison and Jefferys.

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

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

5. What struggles did astronomers go through in attempting to solve the problem of longitude?

6. Who were Harrison's enemies? Why?

7. Describe the H-4.

8. Why was the Board of Longitude biased against Harrison?

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

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

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