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

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

3. At what time where the three shots fired in the opening of the book?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 1 a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 5 a.m.

4. What central figure in the story happened across Murray's appeal to the English people in regards to the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) Nakiesha Wilson.
(b) James Koss.
(c) Mr. Trench.
(d) Dr. William Minor.

5. From what disease did William's mother die?
(a) Lyme's disease.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Typhoid fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Lucy when she died?

2. What did the killer do immediately upon being arrested by police?

3. In what year did the making of the Oxford English Dictionary begin?

4. 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?

5. In what year was the Oxford English Dictionary completed?

(see the answer key)

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