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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Meeting of Minds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the project to create the first Oxford English Dictionary commissioned?
(a) In the 1860's.
(b) In the 1850's.
(c) In the 1830's.
(d) In the 1840's.

2. What quality did many people who worked on the Oxford English Dictionary admire in Minor?
(a) Meticulousness.
(b) Zest for life.
(c) Love of words.
(d) Sense of patience.

3. What did the act of sending the rules to Minor symbolize to him?
(a) Courtship.
(b) Childhood memories.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Friendliness.

4. Who wrote A Dictionary of the English Language?
(a) James Johnson.
(b) John Samuel.
(c) Samual Jackson.
(d) Samuel Johnson.

5. The word which troubled Murray and was sent to Minor had _______________ "shades of meaning."
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first word of Minor's to be pasted onto a page for the printers?

2. Merrett's killer was from ______________.

3. After the publishing of the first installment, where was all of Murray's work done?

4. According to the author, the subgroups in the Oxford English Dictionary had to be ______ organized.

5. What was the nickname of the Oxford English Dictionary?

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