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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the small device intended to replace bulky vacuum tubes perfected by Bell Laboratories called?
(a) The relay.
(b) The circuit.
(c) The grid.
(d) The transistor.

4. What were the benefits of the early logarithm tables?
(a) Eliminated calculations.
(b) Cut down on errors and allowed for quicker calculations.
(c) Provided solutions.
(d) Made work easier.

5. Who devised a way to multiply and divide numbers by adding or subtracting their logarithms?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Isaac Newton.
(c) John Napier.
(d) Thomas Fincke.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Gleick presents his intention to trace the growth of both the concept of information and information itself by identifying what key elements?

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

4. In what manner was "A Table Alphabeticall" arranged?

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

(see the answer key)

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