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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many words were contained in "A Table Alphabeticall?"
(a) 22,278.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 100,000.

2. Who was the sixth editor of the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) Lord Byron.
(b) Thomas Edison.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) John Simpson.

3. There was no "looking up" of information prior to what invention?
(a) Writing.
(b) Publishing houses.
(c) Printing machines.
(d) Pen and ink.

4. What culture was the first to use a written language?
(a) Chinese.
(b) English.
(c) Egyptian.
(d) Italian.

5. What was provided in "A Table Alphabeticall"?
(a) Alphabets of the world.
(b) The history of alphabets.
(c) New words.
(d) Word meanings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did sub-Saharan African tribes communicate over long distances?

2. What was the main form of communication in the late 1940s?

3. What theory was not only useful in practical communications, but had applications in psychology, biology, and physics?

4. How many years ago was the first language established?

5. In the prologue to "The Information", what year does Gleick identify as a crucial year in the history of information and computing?

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