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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 did Mr. Trench argue about the major dictionaries available at the time?
(a) They were sufficient for disseminating the English language at the time.
(b) They were incorrect.
(c) Only one had proper command of the English language.
(d) They had major defects.

2. In Chapter 2, the author gives a detailed description of what word?
(a) Antgonist.
(b) Protagonist.
(c) Murder.
(d) Love.

3. In what century did some Latin-English dictionaries began to appear?
(a) The 14th century.
(b) The 16th century.
(c) The 15th century.
(d) The 12th century.

4. When was Minor born?
(a) June, 1834.
(b) May, 1832.
(c) January, 1842.
(d) March, 1831.

5. Where did the making of the Oxford English Dictionary begin?
(a) Under the London Bridge,
(b) Under the Big Ben Clock.
(c) The London Library.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the overall effect of the large amount of word donors on Furnivall and his dictionary volunteers?

2. What country was the doctor from who diagnosed Minor?

3. When Murray sees the superintendent of Broadmoor, he thinks that the man is _________________.

4. In what year did Dr. Minor arrive in London?

5. In four decades time, 352 pages would become how many pages?

(see the answer key)

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