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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Unkindest Cut.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mr. Trench argue about the major dictionaries available at the time?
(a) They had major defects.
(b) Only one had proper command of the English language.
(c) They were sufficient for disseminating the English language at the time.
(d) They were incorrect.

2. To whom were Richard Chenevix Trench's speeches directed?
(a) Americans.
(b) The general public.
(c) The London Phililogical Society.
(d) Londoners.

3. In what century did demand for dictionaries increase?
(a) The 16th.
(b) The 15th.
(c) The 14th.
(d) The 17th.

4. How did the author describe Murray's instructions in the beginning of Chapter 7, Entering the Lists?
(a) Confusing.
(b) Bossy.
(c) Detailed.
(d) Simple.

5. In what year was the Oxford English Dictionary completed?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1931.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the making of the Oxford English Dictionary begin?

2. Who produced a circular calling for volunteers who could choose a period of history in which they would like to read books?

3. How many years later did the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary come out after the original?

4. At what age was William sent to the United States?

5. In Chapter 2, the author gives a detailed description of what word?

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