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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 Minor born?
(a) London.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Sri Lanka.

2. 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 shock.
(b) With happiness.
(c) With revolt.
(d) With sadness.

3. What climate is the island of Ceylon?
(a) Tropical.
(b) Koppen.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Desert.

4. On what holiday did Dr. Minor arrive in London in the opening of Chapter 4, Gathering Earth's Daughters?
(a) Guy Fawkes Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Easter.
(d) Fourth of July.

5. Who took over Furnivall's place as editor of the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) Trench.
(b) Dixon.
(c) Scott.
(d) Murray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is defined in the opening of the book?

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

3. Where was Dr. Minor's house located in London?

4. England's power grew, and it felt embarrassed for not studying its language. Why did citizens want a proper dictionary?

5. At what time where the three shots fired in the opening of the book?

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