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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 climate is the island of Ceylon?
(a) Tropical.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Desert.
(d) Koppen.

2. In four decades time, 352 pages would become how many pages?
(a) 16,211.
(b) 15,487.
(c) 11,846.
(d) 14,425.

3. What was the driving force behind Minor's spiral into "lust, madness, and perdition"?
(a) The constant moving of his family.
(b) The drug culture of Ceylon.
(c) The gambling scene in Ceylon.
(d) The women of Ceylon.

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

5. In what city was Murray born?
(a) Hawick.
(b) Lovely.
(c) Derry.
(d) Yorkshire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Minor feel about the rules being sent to him by Minor?

2. Where was Minor born?

3. Who took over Furnivall's place as editor of the Oxford English Dictionary?

4. How many years from Trench's speech about a new dictionary did the project actually get off the ground?

5. When was Murray invited to Oxford?

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