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

2. Part of the difficult process of writing the dictionary included the envelope of ______ being properly applied and analyzed.
(a) Words.
(b) Definitions.
(c) Admissions.
(d) Quotations.

3. When are the first Latin dictionaries noted to have been in existence?
(a) 1232.
(b) 1273.
(c) 1225.
(d) 1321.

4. What was the name of Minor's first book?
(a) "Complete Man."
(b) "Ceylon Over."
(c) "Complete Woman."
(d) "Complete Me."

5. Who created the fictitious meeting of Murray and Minor?
(a) The son of Murray.
(b) Minor.
(c) A journalist.
(d) Murray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Trench argued that dictionaries should be histories of the life span of every word and that these lives should be ______.

2. Who was a fan of Huxley?

3. How did the author describe the words that Minor used in his first book?

4. How did the author describe Murray's instructions in the beginning of Chapter 7, Entering the Lists?

5. England's power grew, and it felt embarrassed for not studying its language. Why did citizens want a proper dictionary?

(see the answer key)

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