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

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

Simon Winchester
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Big Dictionary Conceived.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who would publish the first Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) Penguin Books.
(b) Academic Press.
(c) Harper and Row.
(d) Oxford University Press.

2. What was the tragedy of the three shots fired named by the papers?
(a) "The Great Tragedy."
(b) "The Strategery."
(c) "The Lambeth Tragedy."
(d) "The Tragedy of London."

3. Who arrested Merrett's killer?
(a) Constable Tarrant.
(b) Henry Burton.
(c) Officer Burton.
(d) William Ward.

4. What were Merrett's killer's two former professional positions?
(a) Army officer and qualified surgeon.
(b) Professor and army officer.
(c) Qualified surgeon and police officer..
(d) Police officer and professor.

5. When are the first Latin dictionaries noted to have been in existence?
(a) 1232.
(b) 1225.
(c) 1273.
(d) 1321.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Eastman Minor's second wife?

2. How many slips of paper came in from volunteers who wanted to add to the newly proposed dictionary?

3. What kind of work did the Minors do in Ceylon?

4. What climate is the island of Ceylon?

5. How long after the Minors settled in Ceylon was William Minor born?

(see the answer key)

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