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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 country was the doctor from who diagnosed Minor?
(a) Ukraine.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) Romania.

2. Murray wanted as many ______ as he could get for the words to capture subtle variations in them.
(a) Words.
(b) Connections.
(c) References.
(d) Quotes.

3. Who wrote A Dictionary of the English Language?
(a) Samuel Johnson.
(b) Samual Jackson.
(c) James Johnson.
(d) John Samuel.

4. How did the author describe the words that Minor used in his first book?
(a) Lovely and attractive.
(b) Direct and couth.
(c) Strange and different.
(d) Obscure and exotic.

5. In what year did Brayn order all of Minor's privileges to be removed?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1908.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what had Minor cut off his penis?

2. Who arrested Merrett's killer?

3. In what year was the Oxford English Dictionary completed?

4. On what day of the week in November did Murray decide to travel and meet Minor?

5. When are the first Latin dictionaries noted to have been in existence?

(see the answer key)

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