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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. What was the overall effect of the large amount of word donors on Furnivall and his dictionary volunteers?
(a) Furnivall's volunteers turned against him.
(b) Furnivall eventually lost his energy, and the volunteers lost enthusiasm as a result.
(c) Furnivall hired many more excited volunteers.
(d) Furnivall became afraid and fled to Spain.

2. Why didn't Minor attend the great dictionary dinner?
(a) It was unclear.
(b) He did not want to mix with underlings.
(c) He was sick.
(d) He had been arrested.

3. When was the publishing of the first installment of the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) February 6th, 1882.
(b) May 8th, 1883.
(c) January 29th, 1884.
(d) December 12th, 1887.

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?
(a) With sadness.
(b) With happiness.
(c) With revolt.
(d) With shock.

5. Whom did Murray impress with his definitions?
(a) English Royalty.
(b) The whole world over.
(c) The Philological Society..
(d) Scholars around the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the idea behind the Philological Society?

2. Part of the difficult process of writing the dictionary included the envelope of ______ being properly applied and analyzed.

3. Which of the following did Minor work at every day as part of his work on the Oxford English Dictionary?

4. In what year was Minor given electroshock therapy at Broadmoor?

5. What did Murray threaten to do at various times due to the Delegates' interferences, slow pace, and his suffering health?

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