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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. For what purpose was Murray asked to go to Oxford?
(a) To speak with the residents of Oxford.
(b) To speak with the dean of Oxford University.
(c) To speak with the president of Oxford University.
(d) To speak to the Oxford Publishing delegates.

2. How many years from Trench's speech about a new dictionary did the project actually get off the ground?
(a) Eighteen years.
(b) Sixteen years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Twenty-two years.

3. With whom was William to live upon arriving in the United States?
(a) Missionaries.
(b) His Aunt.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His uncle.

4. How have many described the language of the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) Complicated.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Basic.
(d) Easy.

5. According to Chapter 5, which dictionary far surpassed all that came before it?
(a) The English Dictionary of America.
(b) The American Dictionary.
(c) The Oxford Cambridge Dictionary of English.
(d) The Oxford English Dictionary.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the project to create the first Oxford English Dictionary commissioned?

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

3. Many critics find the Oxford English Dictionary to be ______________.

4. What was the name of Murray's first wife?

5. In what year did Dr. Minor arrive in London?

(see the answer key)

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