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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. Where was Minor born?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) London.
(c) Sri Lanka.
(d) Bristol.

2. According to the author, after organizing a quote what kind of a definition did Murray have to write?
(a) A referenced one.
(b) An elegant one.
(c) A detailed one.
(d) A succinct one.

3. What did Minor have shelves made for at Broadmoor?
(a) His painting tools.
(b) His wooden boat models.
(c) His drawing tools.
(d) His books.

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

5. How many years later did the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary come out after the original?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) Thirty-eight years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Forty-five years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom was William to live upon arriving in the United States?

3. How did Murray feel about the fact that Minor had not attended the dinners?

4. What did Mr. Trench argue about the major dictionaries available at the time?

5. According to the author, what sort of life did Minor live at Broadmoor?

(see the answer key)

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