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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the sixth editor of the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) John Simpson.
(b) Lord Byron.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Thomas Edison.

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Shannon showed that it was theoretically possible to overcome any amount of signal noise by what action?

2. A new interest in what pursuit arose following the rise of the telegraph?

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

4. How many years ago was the first language established?

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

(see the answer key)

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