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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Quiz

Simon Winchester
This Study Guide consists of approximately 27 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Professor and the Madman.

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Quiz

Simon Winchester
This Study Guide consists of approximately 27 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Professor and the Madman.

Take our free The Professor and the Madman quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Part of the difficult process of writing the dictionary included the envelope of ______ being properly applied and analyzed. (from Chapter 8, Annulated, Art, Brick-Tea, Buckwheat)

2.

How did Minor regard the Asylum? (from Chapter 6, The Scholar in Cell Block Two)

3.

England's power grew, and it felt embarrassed for not studying its language. Why did citizens want a proper dictionary? (from Chapter 4, Gathering Earth's Daughters)

4.

How many years from Trench's speech about a new dictionary did the project actually get off the ground? (from Chapter 5, The Big Dictionary Conceived)

5.

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? (from Chapter 9, The Meeting of Minds)

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