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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the drummers of Africa differentiate between similar words?
(a) The drummer had to let those receiving the message figure out the right words.
(b) The drummer added special emphasis.
(c) The main drummer was assisted by another drummer.
(d) The drummer added short descriptive phrases.

2. In what manner was "A Table Alphabeticall" arranged?
(a) Alphabetically.
(b) By importance.
(c) By frequency of use.
(d) By popularity.

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

4. What was the intent of the Principia Mathematica?
(a) To prove or disprove any statement.
(b) To confirm the theory of gravity.
(c) To prove or disprove quantum consciousness.
(d) To disprove the theory of relativity.

5. What theory was not only useful in practical communications, but had applications in psychology, biology, and physics?
(a) The M-Theory.
(b) The Quantum theory.
(c) The theory of relativity.
(d) The information theory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Lovelace publish her mathematical arguments anonymously?

3. Who devised a way to multiply and divide numbers by adding or subtracting their logarithms?

4. Who developed a system of logic that would not have been possible without writing?

5. What was the small device intended to replace bulky vacuum tubes perfected by Bell Laboratories called?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impact did the electric telegraph have on the world?

2. After the use of pictures, what were the next two stages of language development?

3. Who was Claude Shannon?

4. While Shannon worked on secret cryptography projects for the US government during World War II, what theory about information did he conceive?

5. What advanced form of communication was beginning to emerge in the 1840s?

6. Who first conceived the idea of a machine that could think and under what circumstances?

7. How did the development of the written language assist Greek philosophers in advancing mankind?

8. What innovation was made in the 17th century by Scot mathematician John Napier?

9. What was the purpose of Cawdrey's wordbook, "A Table Alphabeticall?"

10. What technological breakthrough resulted from Claude Shannon's theories and work?

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