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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Man Who Taught Latin to Cattle.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the author, who is the "second" protagonist of the story?
(a) Dr. Minor.
(b) Mrs. Elsa.
(c) Dr. Henry Sweet.
(d) James Augustus Henry Murray.

3. In Chapter 2, The Man Who Taught Latin to Cattle, who is introduced as the first protagonist?
(a) Dr. Minor.
(b) Mrs. Scott.
(c) Dr. Murray.
(d) Mr. Merrett.

4. What would the definitive quotes show in the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) How words could be combined.
(b) What kinds of words they were.
(c) Where these words were most used.
(d) How words had been used over centuries.

5. When was Murray born?
(a) April, 1823.
(b) February, 1837.
(c) December, 1842.
(d) January, 1832.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Murray's first wife?

2. How old was the man who killed Merrett?

3. How did Murray spend most of his childhood?

4. What was the tragedy of the three shots fired named by the papers?

5. At what time where the three shots fired in the opening of the book?

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