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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An alphabetical list did not take what element of the word into account at all, but mechanically placed it in a slot based on the order of the letters?
(a) Its meaning.
(b) Its popularity.
(c) Its relevance.
(d) Its importance.

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

3. Where was knowledge stored prior to the written word?
(a) By legend.
(b) In the mind.
(c) In tribal strongholds.
(d) Word of wise men.

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

5. What theory was not only useful in practical communications, but had applications in psychology, biology, and physics?
(a) The Quantum theory.
(b) The information theory.
(c) The M-Theory.
(d) The theory of relativity.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who invented the telegraph?

5. All known alphabets are based on the original alphabet that emerged about 1500 B.C. in what area?

(see the answer key)

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