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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the sixth editor of the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) John Simpson.
(b) Thomas Edison.
(c) Lord Byron.
(d) Mark Twain.

2. How did sub-Saharan African tribes communicate over long distances?
(a) By smoke signals.
(b) By drums.
(c) By witchcraft.
(d) By messenger.

3. in what year did John Carrington, an English missionary, publish "The Talking Drums of Africa"?
(a) 1845
(b) 1902
(c) 1949
(d) 1972

4. What uses one symbol to represent one "minimal sound"?
(a) Radio waves.
(b) Morse code.
(c) Sub-Saharan drums.
(d) The alphabet.

5. In what manner was "A Table Alphabeticall" arranged?
(a) By frequency of use.
(b) By popularity.
(c) By importance.
(d) Alphabetically.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years ago was the first language established?

2. How did the drummers of Africa differentiate between similar words?

3. What was the goal of James Murray when he wrote the first Oxford English Dictionary in 1879?

4. What was changing language at the time the first English dictionary was developed?

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

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