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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. Trench argued that dictionaries should be histories of the life span of every word and that these lives should be ______.
(a) Ended.
(b) Charted.
(c) Given.
(d) Explained.

2. What were Murray's original religious views?
(a) Mormon.
(b) Seventh Day Adventist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Christian.

3. What was the nickname of the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) "Old English."
(b) "This Big Dictionary."
(c) "The Little Dictionary."
(d) "The One and Only."

4. How did the audience react to the fact that hundreds of amateurs would be needed to take on such a project for a new dictionary?
(a) With revolt.
(b) With sadness.
(c) With happiness.
(d) With shock.

5. Who came first to the Broadmoor Asylum?
(a) William Minor.
(b) James Murray.
(c) Charles Murray.
(d) Charles Minor.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many pages did "A" have in the first published installment?

4. What would the definitive quotes show in the Oxford English Dictionary?

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

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