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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. What word is defined in the opening of the book?
(a) Murder.
(b) Love.
(c) Word.
(d) Kill.

2. How have many described the language of the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) Easy.
(b) Basic.
(c) Complicated.
(d) Arrogant.

3. How old was the man who killed Merrett?
(a) Thirty-seven.
(b) Thirty-eight.
(c) Thirty-one.
(d) Forty-two.

4. Who was the most famous editor of the Old English Dictionary?
(a) James Murray.
(b) Dr. Sweet.
(c) Dr. Minor.
(d) Frederick Furnivall.

5. What did the killer do immediately upon being arrested by police?
(a) Laughed uncontrollably.
(b) Fell asleep.
(c) Tried to escape.
(d) Confessed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city was Murray born?

2. When was the project to create the first Oxford English Dictionary commissioned?

3. When does this story take place?

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

5. The Oxford Dictionary was comprised of _____________volumes.

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