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

2. Who would publish the first Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) Oxford University Press.
(b) Penguin Books.
(c) Harper and Row.
(d) Academic Press.

3. How many years later did the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary come out after the original?
(a) Forty-five years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Thirty-eight years.
(d) Fifty years.

4. How many supplements of the Oxford English Dictionary came out after the original?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

5. In Chapter 5, what was the name of Mr. Trench's speech in regards to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) "On Some Deficiencies in Our English Dictionaries."
(b) "On the Need for a New English Dictionary."
(c) "On the Call for a New Dictionary."
(d) "On the Deficiency of Our New Dictionaries of the Era."

Short Answer Questions

1. In what century did some Latin-English dictionaries began to appear?

2. From what disease did William's mother die?

3. What was the first word of Minor's to be pasted onto a page for the printers?

4. How many years did it take to complete the Oxford English Dictionary?

5. For each book, what did Minor write?

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