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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Nevil Maskelyne was a major proponent of ___________.

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

4. What kind of solution to the longitude problem did the Board of Longitude originally desire?

5. What country was John Hadley from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when H-3 and H-4 were tested at sea?

3. What effect did Harrison's success have on the Longitude Act and the Board of Longitude?

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

5. Who were Harrison's enemies? Why?

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

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

8. Describe the progression of Harrison's clocks in Chapter 8: The Grasshopper Goes to Sea.

9. What role did the astronomers elitism play in the quest for solving the longitude problem?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an essay, outline the accomplishments of the major players in the early quest to solve the longitude problem. Include the following: Thacket, Newton, Halley, Flamsteed, and the Board of Longitude.

Essay Topic 2

When the Board of Longitude established a large monetary prize, many inventors came forward with ideas on how to solve the problem. In an essay, analyze whether or not the monetary award associated with the longitude prize helped to spur ideas for solving longitude or created a setback in time wasted having to consider crackpot schemes.

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, analyze what genre Longitude is. What evidence from the text supports your opinion? Is it only one genre or a combination?

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