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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the earliest public library established in Los Angeles?
(a) 1862.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1877.

2. How much did Lodwrick Cook, the head of ARCO, donate to start the Save the Books campaign?
(a) $125,000.
(b) $100,000.
(c) $75,000.
(d) $500,000.

3. When did Harry Peak die?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1992.

4. Where was Harry hired as a valet once?
(a) Bank.
(b) Sheraton.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Radisson.

5. How long did the fire rage at the library?
(a) 7 hours and 38 minutes.
(b) 8 hours and 11 minutes.
(c) 6 hours and 19 minutes.
(d) 9 hours and 42 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many libraries were in Los Angeles in Chapter 1?

2. How many years was Wyman Jones city librarian?

3. When did the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang burn books and kill 400 scholars?

4. What did Harry Peark's mother do for a living?

5. How many documents and manuscripts was the Library of Alexandria supposed to have contained?

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