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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. Where was Dr. Minor's house located in London?
(a) Shacklewell.
(b) Newington.
(c) St. James Square.
(d) Paddington.

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

3. How many years later did the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary come out after the original?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Forty-five years.
(c) Fifty years.
(d) Thirty-eight years.

4. Who heard the three shots fired in the beginning of the book?
(a) William Ward.
(b) Eliza Ward.
(c) Henry Tarrant.
(d) Henry Burton.

5. According to Mr. Trench, who approved of the global spread of the English language?
(a) The Queen.
(b) Christians.
(c) Jesus.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author describe the attitude of the killer caught for Merrett's death upon the killer's capture?

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

3. Many critics find the Oxford English Dictionary to be ______________.

4. In what century did demand for dictionaries increase?

5. Who arrested Merrett's killer?

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