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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Meeting of Minds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, who is the "second" protagonist of the story?
(a) Dr. Minor.
(b) James Augustus Henry Murray.
(c) Dr. Henry Sweet.
(d) Mrs. Elsa.

2. In what year was Minor given electroshock therapy at Broadmoor?
(a) 1864.
(b) 1878.
(c) 1847.
(d) 1875.

3. Who came first to the Broadmoor Asylum?
(a) Charles Minor.
(b) William Minor.
(c) James Murray.
(d) Charles Murray.

4. The word which troubled Murray and was sent to Minor had _______________ "shades of meaning."
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Eight.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Six.

5. How many men authored A Dictionary of the English Language?
(a) Nine men.
(b) Fourteen men.
(c) Five men.
(d) Six men.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author describe Murray's instructions in the beginning of Chapter 7, Entering the Lists?

2. How did Minor regard the Asylum?

3. Apart from Minor, who struggled to follow the directions they were given?

4. Who was the most famous editor of the Old English Dictionary?

5. What was the nickname of the Oxford English Dictionary?

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