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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the written language provide that helped to progress the intellect of mankind?
(a) Permanence.
(b) Records.
(c) Books.
(d) Education.

2. While working on plans for this "analytical engine," Babbage struck an acquaintance with what individual?
(a) Lord Byron.
(b) John Simpson.
(c) Isaac Newton.
(d) Ada Lovelace.

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

4. What word book by Robert Cawdrey was published first in 1604?
(a) The English Language.
(b) The Written Word.
(c) Oxford English Dictionary.
(d) A Table Alphabeticall.

5. What type of lists did Babbage create about livestock, fabric, letter combinations in various languages and other facts?
(a) Statistical.
(b) Random.
(c) Alphabetical.
(d) Numeric.

Short Answer Questions

1. What development was the last stage of writing?

2. How was "A Table Alphabeticall" intended to help people?

3. What were the benefits of the early logarithm tables?

4. Who developed a system of logic that would not have been possible without writing?

5. What was difficult for people to accept about telegraph communications?

(see the answer key)

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