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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Then Only the Monuments, Postscript.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What thoughts did Minor have once he received the rules?
(a) He would escape the asylum.
(b) He would begin work in Ceylon again.
(c) He would marry Eliza.
(d) He would become a scholar again.

2. How many years from Trench's speech about a new dictionary did the project actually get off the ground?
(a) Eighteen years.
(b) Sixteen years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Twenty-two years.

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

4. When does this story take place?
(a) Early 19th century.
(b) Late 19th century.
(c) Late 18th century.
(d) Mid 19th century.

5. How have many described the language of the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) Basic.
(b) Complicated.
(c) Easy.
(d) Arrogant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what century did some Latin-English dictionaries began to appear?

2. What quality did many people who worked on the Oxford English Dictionary admire in Minor?

3. What did Merrett's killer claim about the murder?

4. When was the project to create the first Oxford English Dictionary commissioned?

5. For each book, what did Minor write?

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