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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. Why did Hall not come to the great dictionary dinner?
(a) He was known to be a hermit.
(b) He was in military service.
(c) He was sick.
(d) He was getting married.

2. What two words did the author use to describe the Minor family's beliefs?
(a) "Muscularly evangelical."
(b) "Lightly sarcastic."
(c) "Highly cynical."
(d) "Founderingly heavy."

3. According to Chapter 5, which dictionary far surpassed all that came before it?
(a) The American Dictionary.
(b) The English Dictionary of America.
(c) The Oxford English Dictionary.
(d) The Oxford Cambridge Dictionary of English.

4. What was the name of Eastman Minor's second wife?
(a) Judith.
(b) Scarlett.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Elizabeth.

5. Which word did Murray have so much trouble with that it had to be sent to Dr. Minor?
(a) Art.
(b) Love.
(c) Death.
(d) Do.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who created the fictitious meeting of Murray and Minor?

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

3. When was Minor born?

4. Minor's submissions to Murray arrived in ______________.

5. On what holiday did Dr. Minor arrive in London in the opening of Chapter 4, Gathering Earth's Daughters?

(see the answer key)

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