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Part 1: General Encyclopedias

1. Write a brief evaluation (one to three paragraphs) of the usefulness of the information in the Encyclopedia Britannica to help you understand Sophocles and the his play, Antigone.

Part II: Dictionaries

Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

1. How many definitions of your assigned word does the Merriam Webster's Dictionary list?

2. What synonyms for your word are listed in the definition?

3. What other kinds of information does the definition list?

Oxford English Dictionary

1. How many definitions of your assigned word does the Oxford English Dictionary list?

2. How does the Oxford English Dictionary entry for the word compare to an entry in a college dictionary such as Webster's or American Heritage? What are the similarities between the entries? What are the differences?

3. Give an explanation of the word "etymological" in your own words.