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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over time, how did Minor feel about his crimes?
(a) Helpless.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sorry.
(d) Frustrated.

2. On what day of the week in November did Murray decide to travel and meet Minor?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Wednesday.

3. Minor saw his castration as a ________________ act.
(a) Natural and timely.
(b) Impulsive and stupid.
(c) Religious and redemptive.
(d) Funny and impulsive.

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

5. How long did each book of the dictionary take Minor to complete?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five months.
(d) One year.

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

7. How old was Broadmoor when Minor first arrived?
(a) Nine years old.
(b) Twelve years old.
(c) Five months old.
(d) Six years old.

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

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

10. When was the great dictionary dinner held?
(a) February 17th, 1896.
(b) November 18th, 1894.
(c) October 12th, 1897.
(d) January 2nd, 1890.

11. According to the author, what sort of life did Minor live at Broadmoor?
(a) One of inconsistency, but with good food.
(b) One of luxury.
(c) One of perfect leisure and security.
(d) One of strangeness and many shocks.

12. How did Murray feel about the fact that Minor had not attended the dinners?
(a) Happy and fine.
(b) Confused but understanding.
(c) Irritated and curious.
(d) Perplexed and irritated.

13. At Broadmoor, who was searched and taken to Surrey?
(a) William Bard.
(b) John McClellan.
(c) James Ward.
(d) William Minor.

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

15. Why did many people write from abroad regarding Minor?
(a) To request his euthanizing.
(b) To complain of his harrassment.
(c) To ask for his autograph.
(d) To make sure he was being well looked after.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Murray to travel to see Minor?

2. What were Murray's original religious views?

3. What did the act of sending the rules to Minor symbolize to him?

4. According to the author, after organizing a quote what kind of a definition did Murray have to write?

5. Describe Minor's routine for writing his first book.

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