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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Madness of War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the Oxford English Dictionary completed?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1928.

2. At what age was William sent to the United States?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twenty-two.

3. What did Judith do professionally?
(a) She was a cook for the Ceylon military.
(b) She was a house wife.
(c) She was a missionary.
(d) She was a schoolteacher.

4. The Minor family came to the United States only a decade after what group of people?
(a) King Louis XII's missionaries.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) Spanish Conquistadors.
(d) The Pilgrims.

5. Who killed Merrett?
(a) John Washington Wilcox.
(b) William Chester Minor.
(c) James Chester Minor.
(d) Chester James Wilcox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Merrett's killer was from ______________.

2. What did the killer do immediately upon being arrested by police?

3. Where was Minor born?

4. How long after the Minors settled in Ceylon was William Minor born?

5. How many years did it take to complete the Oxford English Dictionary?

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