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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Unkindest Cut.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mr. Trench, who approved of the global spread of the English language?
(a) Jesus.
(b) God.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Christians.

2. Who was the most famous editor of the Old English Dictionary?
(a) Dr. Minor.
(b) James Murray.
(c) Dr. Sweet.
(d) Frederick Furnivall.

3. How long did each book of the dictionary take Minor to complete?
(a) One year.
(b) Three months.
(c) Five months.
(d) Two years.

4. Who heard the three shots fired in the beginning of the book?
(a) William Ward.
(b) Henry Tarrant.
(c) Eliza Ward.
(d) Henry Burton.

5. Trench argued that dictionaries should be histories of the life span of every word and that these lives should be ______.
(a) Given.
(b) Charted.
(c) Ended.
(d) Explained.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time span did the author use to describe the length of time Minor took to complete his first word list?

2. What quality did many people who worked on the Oxford English Dictionary admire in Minor?

3. Who took over Furnivall's place as editor of the Oxford English Dictionary?

4. In what year did Brayn order all of Minor's privileges to be removed?

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

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