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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Gathering Earth's Daughters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the man who killed Merrett?
(a) Forty-two.
(b) Thirty-seven.
(c) Thirty-eight.
(d) Thirty-one.

2. Who wrote A Dictionary of the English Language?
(a) John Samuel.
(b) Samuel Johnson.
(c) Samual Jackson.
(d) James Johnson.

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

4. Murray was born next to the border of _________.
(a) Ireland.
(b) France.
(c) Panama.
(d) Scotland.

5. When was the project to create the first Oxford English Dictionary commissioned?
(a) In the 1860's.
(b) In the 1850's.
(c) In the 1830's.
(d) In the 1840's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Richard Chenevix Trench speak?

2. When does this story take place?

3. What was the name of Eastman Minor's second wife?

4. How many men authored A Dictionary of the English Language?

5. Why did the demand for dictionaries increase according to the author in Chapter 4?

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