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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the killer do immediately upon being arrested by police?
(a) Fell asleep.
(b) Tried to escape.
(c) Confessed.
(d) Laughed uncontrollably.

2. What was the tragedy of the three shots fired named by the papers?
(a) "The Strategery."
(b) "The Lambeth Tragedy."
(c) "The Tragedy of London."
(d) "The Great Tragedy."

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

4. How many children did the Merretts have?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Seven.

5. According to Chapter 5, which dictionary far surpassed all that came before it?
(a) The English Dictionary of America.
(b) The Oxford English Dictionary.
(c) The Oxford Cambridge Dictionary of English.
(d) The American Dictionary.

6. In Chapter 2, The Man Who Taught Latin to Cattle, who is introduced as the first protagonist?
(a) Mrs. Scott.
(b) Dr. Minor.
(c) Mr. Merrett.
(d) Dr. Murray.

7. Who produced a circular calling for volunteers who could choose a period of history in which they would like to read books?
(a) Minor.
(b) Furnivall.
(c) Murray.
(d) Trench.

8. When was Murray born?
(a) February, 1837.
(b) April, 1823.
(c) January, 1832.
(d) December, 1842.

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

10. With whom was William to live upon arriving in the United States?
(a) His Aunt.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His uncle.
(d) Missionaries.

11. What did Judith do professionally?
(a) She was a cook for the Ceylon military.
(b) She was a house wife.
(c) She was a missionary.
(d) She was a schoolteacher.

12. How many slips of paper came in from volunteers who wanted to add to the newly proposed dictionary?
(a) Twelve thousand.
(b) One million.
(c) Fifty thousand.
(d) Six million.

13. Where did Richard Chenevix Trench speak?
(a) Outside Cambridge University.
(b) In the London Library.
(c) In the streets of London.
(d) In Town Hall.

14. How old was Lucy when she died?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Sixteen.

15. What were Merrett's killer's two former professional positions?
(a) Professor and army officer.
(b) Qualified surgeon and police officer..
(c) Police officer and professor.
(d) Army officer and qualified surgeon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Eastman Minor's second wife?

2. What word is defined in the opening of the book?

3. How did the audience react to the fact that hundreds of amateurs would be needed to take on such a project for a new dictionary?

4. The Oxford Dictionary was comprised of _____________volumes.

5. On what notable holiday did the making of the Oxford English Dictionary begin?

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