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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Los Angeles Central Library open?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1931.

2. How many librarians were killed by the AIDS crisis?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

3. How many books were destroyed in the fire?
(a) 400,000.
(b) 450,000.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 350,000.

4. How old was a map of Europe that was in the Feather's collection?
(a) 1487.
(b) 1592.
(c) 1709.
(d) 1611.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Sally Buchanan, chief conservator, tell her staff it would take to rehabilitate the books and have them ready to be cataloged and returned to the shelves?

2. During the time that Lydia Prescott ran the library, to how many books did the collection grow from an initial number of 12,000?

3. How long were the books frozen before they were ready to be thawed and reprocessed?

4. Who used to operate a switchboard at the library?

5. When did a Chicago developer first propose the concept of air rights?

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