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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Gathering Earth's Daughters.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. England's power grew, and it felt embarrassed for not studying its language. Why did citizens want a proper dictionary?
(a) Schools made more demands on scholars to make a new dictionary.
(b) Many wanted to sell them in bookstores.
(c) Many wanted a dictionary for the English language in its entirety.
(d) Many wanted a dictionary for helping immigrants.

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

4. To whom were Richard Chenevix Trench's speeches directed?
(a) Americans.
(b) The general public.
(c) The London Phililogical Society.
(d) Londoners.

5. In Chapter 2, The Man Who Taught Latin to Cattle, who is introduced as the first protagonist?
(a) Dr. Murray.
(b) Mr. Merrett.
(c) Mrs. Scott.
(d) Dr. Minor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Dr. Minor arrive in London?

2. In what area of New London does the story open?

3. What was the idea behind the Philological Society?

4. How were Minor's and Murray's families similar?

5. What was the driving force behind Minor's spiral into "lust, madness, and perdition"?

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