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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many documents and manuscripts was the Library of Alexandria supposed to have contained?
(a) 900,000.
(b) A quarter million.
(c) 850,000.
(d) Half a million.

2. What branch of the military did Harry Peak serve in?
(a) Marines.
(b) Navy.
(c) Army.
(d) Air Force.

3. After the fire, what color clothes did Sylva Monooghian wear for the next several months?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Navy.
(d) Brown.

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

5. What did Harry Peark's mother do for a living?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Day care worker.
(c) Cashier.
(d) Librarian.

6. What book did Orlean burn when she decided she needed to burn a book?
(a) 1984.
(b) Fahrenheit 451.
(c) Lord of the Flies.
(d) Animal Farm.

7. What time did the shipping department of the library open?
(a) 7 a.m.
(b) 5:30 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 5 a.m.

8. After the membership fee was abolished, how many people were cardholders?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 13,000.
(d) 25,000.

9. How many books did the shipping department at Central move around Los Angeles five days a week?
(a) 17,000.
(b) 28,000.
(c) 32,000.
(d) 41,000.

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

11. On the day of the fire, what time did a smoke detector set off an alarm?
(a) A few minutes before 11 a.m.
(b) 11:04 a.m.
(c) Around 10:30 a.m.
(d) 11:44 a.m.

12. When did William Blades write one of the first books about burning books?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1924.

13. When and where was Wyman Jones born?
(a) !928 in Iowa.
(b) 1930 in Michigan.
(c) 1929 in Missouri.
(d) 1931 in Indiana.

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

15. When did a public library first exist in Los Angeles?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1874.
(d) 1867.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Los Angeles Central Library open?

2. How much might a division librarian overseeing many branches earn?

3. How long did it take to build the Nebraska State Capitol designed by Bertram Goodhue?

4. What color hair did Harry Peak have?

5. When was the earliest public library established in Los Angeles?

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