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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. All known alphabets are based on the original alphabet that emerged about 1500 B.C. in what area?
(a) Egypt.
(b) South America.
(c) The Mediterranean region.
(d) Asia.

2. What word book by James Murray was first published in 1879?
(a) Oxford English Dictionary.
(b) The First Language.
(c) The Birth of Writing.
(d) A Table Alphabeticall.

3. How many years ago was the first language established?
(a) Between 4,500 and 8,000 years ago.
(b) Between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago.
(c) 100,000 years ago.
(d) 50,000 years ago.

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

5. What is the system of dots and dashes used to communicate telegrams called?
(a) Electronic Messaging.
(b) Morse Code.
(c) Bell's Code.
(d) Tele-Com Messaging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the small device intended to replace bulky vacuum tubes perfected by Bell Laboratories called?

2. What development was the last stage of writing?

3. Who invented the telegraph?

4. What culture grouped characters in categories such as tools, weapons, plants, animals, and buildings?

5. in what year did John Carrington, an English missionary, publish "The Talking Drums of Africa"?

(see the answer key)

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