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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Big Dictionary Conceived.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the audience react to the fact that hundreds of amateurs would be needed to take on such a project for a new dictionary?
(a) With sadness.
(b) With shock.
(c) With revolt.
(d) With happiness.

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

3. What did Mr. Trench argue about the major dictionaries available at the time?
(a) Only one had proper command of the English language.
(b) They were sufficient for disseminating the English language at the time.
(c) They had major defects.
(d) They were incorrect.

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

5. Where did the making of the Oxford English Dictionary begin?
(a) Under the London Bridge,
(b) Under the Big Ben Clock.
(c) Buckingham Palace.
(d) The London Library.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does this story take place?

2. What were Merrett's killer's two former professional positions?

3. How many years from Trench's speech about a new dictionary did the project actually get off the ground?

4. According to Mr. Trench, who approved of the global spread of the English language?

5. Who killed Merrett?

(see the answer key)

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