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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Man Who Taught Latin to Cattle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is defined in the opening of the book?
(a) Murder.
(b) Word.
(c) Love.
(d) Kill.

2. How many years later did the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary come out after the original?
(a) Thirty-eight years.
(b) Fifty years.
(c) Forty-five years.
(d) Thirty years.

3. In Chapter 2, The Man Who Taught Latin to Cattle, who is introduced as the first protagonist?
(a) Mrs. Scott.
(b) Dr. Minor.
(c) Mr. Merrett.
(d) Dr. Murray.

4. When does this story take place?
(a) Mid 19th century.
(b) Late 18th century.
(c) Early 19th century.
(d) Late 19th century.

5. Who killed Merrett?
(a) James Chester Minor.
(b) William Chester Minor.
(c) Chester James Wilcox.
(d) John Washington Wilcox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Murray's first wife?

2. What were Merrett's killer's two former professional positions?

3. How have many described the language of the Oxford English Dictionary?

4. In what city was Murray born?

5. Many critics find the Oxford English Dictionary to be ______________.

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