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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. Many critics find the Oxford English Dictionary to be ______________.
(a) Racist and sexist.
(b) Strange and racist.
(c) Ridiculous and sexist.
(d) Thoughtless and ridiculous.

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

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

4. In what area of Ceylon did the Minors set up their residence in 1834?
(a) Doa.
(b) Manepay.
(c) Cochin.
(d) Trivandrum.

5. When are the first Latin dictionaries noted to have been in existence?
(a) 1225.
(b) 1321.
(c) 1273.
(d) 1232.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what holiday did Dr. Minor arrive in London in the opening of Chapter 4, Gathering Earth's Daughters?

2. How many men authored A Dictionary of the English Language?

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

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

5. In what century did demand for dictionaries increase?

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