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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who came first to the Broadmoor Asylum?
(a) Charles Murray.
(b) William Minor.
(c) Charles Minor.
(d) James Murray.
2. What word does the author give as an example to show Minor's love for accuracy and detail?
(a) Buffoon.
(b) Lovely.
(c) Vivacity.
(d) Philanderer.
3. How did Minor regard the Asylum?
(a) As his home.
(b) As his library.
(c) As his playground.
(d) As his temple.
4. How many more years after the publishing of the first installment would it actually take for Murray to finish the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) Forty-four years.
(b) Forty-eight years.
(c) Forty-seven years.
(d) Fifty-two years.
5. Who created the fictitious meeting of Murray and Minor?
(a) The son of Murray.
(b) Minor.
(c) Murray.
(d) A journalist.
6. The author compared Murray's way of organizing his work on the Oxford English Dictionary to ______________.
(a) A cook on call.
(b) A doctor in surgery.
(c) A general on a battlefield.
(d) A taxi driver in traffic.
7. According to the author, in what year did Minor complete his first word list?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1887.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1883.
8. In four decades time, 352 pages would become how many pages?
(a) 16,211.
(b) 14,425.
(c) 15,487.
(d) 11,846.
9. What was the first word of Minor's to be pasted onto a page for the printers?
(a) Art.
(b) Aptitude.
(c) Ace.
(d) Articulate.
10. To whom did Minor write in order to make amends for his crimes?
(a) His son's friend.
(b) His victim's widow.
(c) His victim's son.
(d) His victim.
11. How old was Broadmoor when Minor first arrived?
(a) Five months old.
(b) Nine years old.
(c) Twelve years old.
(d) Six years old.
12. What wing in Broadmoor was kept for parole patients?
(a) Block C.
(b) Block number 6.
(c) Block B.
(d) Block number 2.
13. What quality did many people who worked on the Oxford English Dictionary admire in Minor?
(a) Meticulousness.
(b) Love of words.
(c) Zest for life.
(d) Sense of patience.
14. What did Murray threaten to do at various times due to the Delegates' interferences, slow pace, and his suffering health?
(a) Resign.
(b) Stop the process.
(c) Fire everyone.
(d) Report Minor to the police.
15. For each book, what did Minor write?
(a) A complete and detailed reference list.
(b) A word list.
(c) A letter to Ms. Merrett.
(d) A letter to Murray to announce its coming.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many pages did "A" have in the first published installment?
2. To which block was William Minor taken upon commitment to Broadmoor?
3. How many defining sentences were in Minor's response to the word with which Murray was having problems?
4. Describe Minor's routine for writing his first book.
5. Why didn't Minor attend the great dictionary dinner?
This section contains 466 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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