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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was "A Table Alphabeticall" intended to help people?
(a) To understand the alphabets of the world.
(b) To better understand the use of words.
(c) To learn the history of language.
(d) The learn the alphabet.

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

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

4. Before "A Table Alphabeticall", how were most catalogs and word lists arranged?
(a) By order of the philosophers.
(b) By order of the king's scribe.
(c) By frequency of use.
(d) By topic.

5. What word book by Robert Cawdrey was published first in 1604?
(a) A Table Alphabeticall.
(b) Oxford English Dictionary.
(c) The Written Word.
(d) The English Language.

Short Answer Questions

1. All known alphabets are based on the original alphabet that emerged about 1500 B.C. in what area?

2. Gleick presents his intention to trace the growth of both the concept of information and information itself by identifying what key elements?

3. There was no "looking up" of information prior to what invention?

4. What was used in the earliest known method of writing language?

5. What was the small device intended to replace bulky vacuum tubes perfected by Bell Laboratories called?

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