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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Entering the Lists.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did each book of the dictionary take Minor to complete?
(a) Five months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

2. The Oxford Dictionary was comprised of _____________volumes.
(a) Six.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eight.

3. Where did the making of the Oxford English Dictionary begin?
(a) Under the London Bridge,
(b) The London Library.
(c) Under the Big Ben Clock.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

4. Where was Minor born?
(a) Sri Lanka.
(b) London.
(c) Bristol.
(d) New Hampshire.

5. How does the author describe the words in the early English dictionaries in Chapter 4, Gathering Earth's Daughters?
(a) Odd and poorly defined.
(b) Poorly defined and too little.
(c) Strange and simple.
(d) Simple and odd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the most famous editor of the Old English Dictionary?

2. What two words did the author use to describe the Minor family's beliefs?

3. To whom were Richard Chenevix Trench's speeches directed?

4. The Minor family came to the United States only a decade after what group of people?

5. When are the first Latin dictionaries noted to have been in existence?

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