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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How were phonetic sounds represented in language?

2. Before "A Table Alphabeticall", how were most catalogs and word lists arranged?

3. In what field was Charles Babbage an early pioneer?

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

5. What society created the first numeric tables?

(see the answer key)

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