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

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 relevance.
(b) Its popularity.
(c) Its meaning.
(d) Its importance.

2. Gleick presents his intention to trace the growth of both the concept of information and information itself by identifying what key elements?
(a) Nation and type of governance.
(b) Society and culture.
(c) The people and thinking that contributed to it.
(d) Origin and reliability of sources.

3. How was the machine created by Charles Babbage received?
(a) It received government backing but was not considered practical.
(b) It was very well received in academia.
(c) It was very well received in the mathematics community.
(d) It failed to receive governmental backing.

4. What word book by Robert Cawdrey was published first in 1604?
(a) The Written Word.
(b) A Table Alphabeticall.
(c) Oxford English Dictionary.
(d) The English Language.

5. What development was the last stage of writing?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) The numeric system.
(c) The alphabet.
(d) Phoenetics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was the sixth editor of the Oxford English Dictionary?

4. What machine was constructed by Charles Babbage?

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

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