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What profession(s) did Samuel Johnson NOT engage in?
What profession(s) did Samuel Johnson NOT engage in?
- Mathematician (correct)
- Playwright
- Editor
- Lexicographer
In what year was A Dictionary of the English Language published by Samuel Johnson?
In what year was A Dictionary of the English Language published by Samuel Johnson?
- 1791
- 1763
- 1755 (correct)
- 1784
Which work by Samuel Johnson is considered one of the greatest single achievements of scholarship?
Which work by Samuel Johnson is considered one of the greatest single achievements of scholarship?
- The Vanity of Human Wishes
- London
- Irene
- A Dictionary of the English Language (correct)
Which of the following works by Samuel Johnson is a collection of biographies and evaluations of 17th- and 18th-century poets?
Which of the following works by Samuel Johnson is a collection of biographies and evaluations of 17th- and 18th-century poets?
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Which writer is known for producing The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia?
Which writer is known for producing The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia?
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Who wrote a biography of Samuel Johnson that was widely read?
Who wrote a biography of Samuel Johnson that was widely read?
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