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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does the author give as an example to show Minor's love for accuracy and detail?
(a) Lovely.
(b) Philanderer.
(c) Vivacity.
(d) Buffoon.

2. From what country were the two men who did not attend the great dictionary dinner?
(a) Ceylon.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) The United States.
(d) Portugal.

3. What was Minor's most well known artistic inclination?
(a) Drawing.
(b) Painting.
(c) Playing piano.
(d) Singing.

4. Why did Hall not come to the great dictionary dinner?
(a) He was sick.
(b) He was known to be a hermit.
(c) He was in military service.
(d) He was getting married.

5. What word did Huxley coin?
(a) Suisse.
(b) Pedatry.
(c) Malerta.
(d) Agnostic.

6. What was the first word of Minor's to be pasted onto a page for the printers?
(a) Aptitude.
(b) Ace.
(c) Art.
(d) Articulate.

7. Why didn't Minor attend the great dictionary dinner?
(a) It was unclear.
(b) He had been arrested.
(c) He did not want to mix with underlings.
(d) He was sick.

8. How many more years after the publishing of the first installment would it actually take for Murray to finish the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) Forty-seven years.
(b) Forty-eight years.
(c) Forty-four years.
(d) Fifty-two years.

9. Which of the following helped Minor become comfortable at Broadmoor?
(a) His tantrums.
(b) His upbringing.
(c) His request.
(d) His sadness.

10. In 1915, which newspaper did the editor of the Oxford English Dictionary write to and complain about the story of Murray meeting Minor in the asylum?
(a) The Daily Telegraph.
(b) The Argus.
(c) The London Times.
(d) The Sun.

11. In what year was Minor given electroshock therapy at Broadmoor?
(a) 1878.
(b) 1847.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1864.

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

13. What style of building was Broadmoor?
(a) Victorian.
(b) Gothic.
(c) Colonial.
(d) Baroque.

14. Where was Minor blocked after the first few months of his stay at Broadmoor?
(a) Block number 3.
(b) Block C.
(c) Block B.
(d) Block number 2.

15. What was Huxley involved in professionally?
(a) Biology and philosophy.
(b) Philosophy and chemistry.
(c) Law and mathematics.
(d) Chemistry and psychology.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author describe the words that Minor used in his first book?

2. Who created the fictitious meeting of Murray and Minor?

3. What was the name of Minor's first book?

4. Apart from Minor, who struggled to follow the directions they were given?

5. What quality did many people who worked on the Oxford English Dictionary admire in Minor?

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