Quickie 9

The finest old manuscripts are no longer the exclusive domain of scholars and wealthy collectors. Now, thanks to Octavo Corp. of Palo Alto, California, anyone with a computer and CD-ROM drive can enjoy priceless works by Galileo, Shakespeare, Ben Franklin and other greats exactly as they appear in the originals - complete with watermarks, worn pages and wormholes. Says Richard Kuhta, librarian of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington: "You can do everything but smell the book". What's more, readers can instantly search these digital copies, unlike the originals, to find a word or phrase. Co-founded by Adobe Systems chief executive John Warnock, an avid rare-book collector, Octavo has so far published 15 titles. Others soon to come include Lewis Carroll's Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the Wycliffe New Testament (the first English translation). Octavo CD- ROMs are available at

http://www.octavo.com/ .

TIME, April 5, 1999

1. The best title for the article above is:

a) Shakespeare in the web.

b) View rare books on your PC.

c) Rare books in Palo Alto.

d) Bookworms and computers.

e) Find your PC more entertaining

2. According to the text:

a) One can read adaptations of rare books on one’s computer.

b) One can read simplified versions of rare books on one's computer.

c) One can access rare original manuscripts.

d) One can access rare book collectors.

e) One can buy an original CD-ROM drive.

3. "The finest old manuscripts are no longer the exclusive domain of "scholars" and wealthy collectors".

The word "scholars" in the sentence above means:

a) People who know a lot about a particular subject.

b) People who go to school.

c) People who work at schools.

d) People who enjoy going to school.

e) People who collect old manuscripts.

4. "You can do everything but smell the book" (sublinhado no texto). The word "but" means:

a) as well as

b) however

c) except

d) including

e) yet

5. The word "can" (sublinhado no texto) expresses an idea of:

a) permission

b) suggestion

c) ability

d) possibility

e) obligation

6. The pronoun "they" (sublinhado no texto) refers to :

a) Galileo and Shakespeare

b) Other greats

c) Ben Franklin

d) computer and CD-ROM

e) works

Quick grammar questions

7. Peters party will take place______ Saturday.

a) at

b) on

c) in

d) from

e) of

8. She will study French______the night of April, 21.

a) in

b) on

c) at

d) from

e) of

9. She was born_______ March.

a) at

b) on

c) in

d) of

e) from

10. I will be there _____ 9 o'clock.

a) in

b) on

c) at

d) from

e) of

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Answers

1 B 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 D 6 E 7 B 8 A 9 C 10 C