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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Man Who Taught Latin to Cattle.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Oxford Dictionary was comprised of _____________volumes.
(a) Twelve.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Eight.

3. How did Murray spend most of his childhood?
(a) Playing soccer with an elite team.
(b) Singing with a group.
(c) Being alone.
(d) Traveling.

4. In Chapter 2, the author gives a detailed description of what word?
(a) Love.
(b) Antgonist.
(c) Murder.
(d) Protagonist.

5. How many years later did the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary come out after the original?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) Thirty-eight years.
(c) Forty-five years.
(d) Thirty years.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, who is the "second" protagonist of the story?

2. Merrett's killer was from ______________.

3. What was the tragedy of the three shots fired named by the papers?

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

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

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