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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the membership fee for the library that opened in John Downey's building in 1873?
(a) $10 a year.
(b) $5 a year.
(c) $2 a year.
(d) $1 a year.

2. When did the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang burn books and kill 400 scholars?
(a) 213 BC.
(b) 372 BC.
(c) 199 BC.
(d) 411 BC.

3. What was the estimated cost to replace the 400,000 lost books?
(a) $15 million.
(b) $10.5 million.
(c) About $17 million.
(d) Over $14 million.

4. At the time the book was written, about how many firefighter arsonists were arrested every year?
(a) 100.
(b) 70.
(c) 30.
(d) 45.

5. Where did Arin Kasparian work before working at the library?
(a) Janitorial service.
(b) Subway.
(c) Car dealer.
(d) Grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was a map of Europe that was in the Feather's collection?

3. How many librarians were killed by the AIDS crisis?

4. During World War I, how many books did the Library War Council collect to send to American troops overseas?

5. What book did Orlean burn when she decided she needed to burn a book?

(see the answer key)

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