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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. What word is defined in the opening of the book?
(a) Word.
(b) Kill.
(c) Love.
(d) Murder.

2. How many men authored A Dictionary of the English Language?
(a) Nine men.
(b) Fourteen men.
(c) Five men.
(d) Six men.

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

4. What was the tragedy of the three shots fired named by the papers?
(a) "The Tragedy of London."
(b) "The Strategery."
(c) "The Great Tragedy."
(d) "The Lambeth Tragedy."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How have many described the language of the Oxford English Dictionary?

2. What kind of work did the Minors do in Ceylon?

3. Who would publish the first Oxford English Dictionary?

4. According to the author, who is the "second" protagonist of the story?

5. When does this story take place?

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