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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Entering the Lists.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, the author gives a detailed description of what word?
(a) Antgonist.
(b) Protagonist.
(c) Murder.
(d) Love.

2. Which of the following did Minor work at every day as part of his work on the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) Writing Latin references.
(b) Indexing.
(c) Calling Murray to confirm word validity.
(d) Making calls to those who had submitted words.

3. When was Minor born?
(a) January, 1842.
(b) May, 1832.
(c) June, 1834.
(d) March, 1831.

4. What did the act of sending the rules to Minor symbolize to him?
(a) Childhood memories.
(b) Friendliness.
(c) Courtship.
(d) Forgiveness.

5. What central figure in the story happened across Murray's appeal to the English people in regards to the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) James Koss.
(b) Dr. William Minor.
(c) Mr. Trench.
(d) Nakiesha Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe the words in the early English dictionaries in Chapter 4, Gathering Earth's Daughters?

2. Where did the making of the Oxford English Dictionary begin?

3. On what holiday did Dr. Minor arrive in London in the opening of Chapter 4, Gathering Earth's Daughters?

4. What was the driving force behind Minor's spiral into "lust, madness, and perdition"?

5. According to Mr. Trench, who approved of the global spread of the English language?

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