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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Library of Alexandria burned and not rebuilt?
(a) 497 AD.
(b) 592 AD.
(c) 326 AD.
(d) 640 AD.

2. How much did Bradbury spend on typewriter rental for his story The Fireman?
(a) $8.60.
(b) $11.40.
(c) $9.80.
(d) $10.20.

3. When was John Szabo in graduate school for library science at the University of Michigan?
(a) Early 2000s.
(b) Late 1980s.
(c) Early 1990s.
(d) Late 1990s.

4. In 1982, how many books were found in the Los Angeles home of library clerk, Gelnn Swartz?
(a) 11,000.
(b) 8,000.
(c) 9,000.
(d) 10,000.

5. How many boxes of books were sent to freezers in food warehouses?
(a) About 40,000.
(b) More than 50,000.
(c) 47,000.
(d) 58,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day did the library burn?

2. How many books were destroyed in the fire?

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

4. What did Harry Peak's father do for a living?

5. When did Orlean and her husband move to Los Angeles?

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