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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) South America.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Asia.
(d) The Mediterranean region.

2. What was the main form of communication in the late 1940s?
(a) Special couriers.
(b) The telephone.
(c) Letters.
(d) The telegraph.

3. How did the drummers of Africa differentiate between similar words?
(a) The drummer had to let those receiving the message figure out the right words.
(b) The drummer added special emphasis.
(c) The drummer added short descriptive phrases.
(d) The main drummer was assisted by another drummer.

4. Who developed a system of logic that would not have been possible without writing?
(a) Plato.
(b) Euripedes.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Socrates.

5. What culture was the first to use a written language?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Italian.
(c) Egyptian.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was used in the earliest known method of writing language?

2. What uses one symbol to represent one "minimal sound"?

3. How many words were contained in "A Table Alphabeticall?"

4. What theory was not only useful in practical communications, but had applications in psychology, biology, and physics?

5. Who invented the telegraph?

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