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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What society created the first numeric tables?
(a) Roman.
(b) Egyptian.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Babylonian.

2. What was provided in "A Table Alphabeticall"?
(a) Word meanings.
(b) New words.
(c) Alphabets of the world.
(d) The history of alphabets.

3. There was no "looking up" of information prior to what invention?
(a) Printing machines.
(b) Publishing houses.
(c) Writing.
(d) Pen and ink.

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

5. How was "A Table Alphabeticall" intended to help people?
(a) To better understand the use of words.
(b) To understand the alphabets of the world.
(c) The learn the alphabet.
(d) To learn the history of language.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did sub-Saharan African tribes communicate over long distances?

3. In the prologue to "The Information", what year does Gleick identify as a crucial year in the history of information and computing?

4. What word book by James Murray was first published in 1879?

5. How were phonetic sounds represented in language?

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