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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. In what year did Dr. Minor arrive in London?
(a) 1832.
(b) 1831.
(c) 1864.
(d) 1857.

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

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

4. What two words did the author use to describe the Minor family's beliefs?
(a) "Highly cynical."
(b) "Founderingly heavy."
(c) "Muscularly evangelical."
(d) "Lightly sarcastic."

5. Who heard the three shots fired in the beginning of the book?
(a) Henry Tarrant.
(b) Henry Burton.
(c) William Ward.
(d) Eliza Ward.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were George Merrett and his wife originally from?

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

3. How did Murray spend most of his childhood?

4. What word is defined in the opening of the book?

5. How have many described the language of the Oxford English Dictionary?

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