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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were phonetic sounds represented in language?
(a) By characters.
(b) By images.
(c) By codes.
(d) By numbers.

2. What was changing language at the time the first English dictionary was developed?
(a) Increased population.
(b) Travel and conquest.
(c) Advanced education.
(d) International trade.

3. How was "A Table Alphabeticall" intended to help people?
(a) The learn the alphabet.
(b) To better understand the use of words.
(c) To learn the history of language.
(d) To understand the alphabets of the world.

4. Who developed a system of logic that would not have been possible without writing?
(a) Plato.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Euripedes.
(d) Aristotle.

5. How was the machine created by Charles Babbage received?
(a) It was very well received in the mathematics community.
(b) It was very well received in academia.
(c) It received government backing but was not considered practical.
(d) It failed to receive governmental backing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of lists did Babbage create about livestock, fabric, letter combinations in various languages and other facts?

2. Why were there so many message errors with the early telegraph?

3. In what field was Charles Babbage an early pioneer?

4. What did the written language provide that helped to progress the intellect of mankind?

5. Prior to the electric telegraph, an invention by the same name was created by Claude Chappe and his brothers during what conflict?

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