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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 were Merrett's killer's two former professional positions?
(a) Professor and army officer.
(b) Police officer and professor.
(c) Army officer and qualified surgeon.
(d) Qualified surgeon and police officer..

2. In what area of New London does the story open?
(a) Lambert Marsh.
(b) Derry.
(c) West Chester.
(d) Hampshire.

3. How many years did it take to complete the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Seventy.

4. Murray was born next to the border of _________.
(a) Ireland.
(b) Panama.
(c) France.
(d) Scotland.

5. What was the name of Murray's first wife?
(a) Lucy Javier.
(b) Maggie Scott.
(c) Julia Filmoore.
(d) Eliza Valant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two words does the author use to describe the Lambeth area, particularly in relation to the undrained marsh?

2. In what year was the Oxford English Dictionary completed?

3. How many supplements of the Oxford English Dictionary came out after the original?

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

5. What did Merrett's killer claim about the murder?

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