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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What time did the library open daily?
(a) 9 a.m.
(b) 9:30 a.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m.
2. How much did the first library bond issue raise to build a library?
(a) $9 million.
(b) $6 million.
(c) $2.5 million.
(d) $4.5 million.
3. What is the entry level salary for a librarian in the Los Angeles system?
(a) $45,000.
(b) About $55,000.
(c) $65,000.
(d) More than $60,000.
4. When did the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang burn books and kill 400 scholars?
(a) 372 BC.
(b) 199 BC.
(c) 213 BC.
(d) 411 BC.
5. After the fire, what color clothes did Sylva Monooghian wear for the next several months?
(a) Navy.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.
6. Who used to operate a switchboard at the library?
(a) Louisa.
(b) Mildred.
(c) Theresa.
(d) Pearl.
7. Until what date did the Atlanta library only serve white patrons?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1959.
8. What type of librarian did Arin Kasparian wish to become?
(a) Special collections.
(b) Children's and young adult.
(c) Reference and research.
(d) Technical service.
9. When did Harry Peak die?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1994.
10. When was Harry Peak born?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1958.
11. When did Szabo establish Career Online High School?
(a) 2016.
(b) 2015.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2014.
12. In 1981, how much was a woman earning a year from selling books stolen from the Los Angeles Public Library?
(a) About $50,000.
(b) $35,000.
(c) Approximately $40,000.
(d) $60,000.
13. On what side of the library did the first windows explode?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) North.
14. How many documents and manuscripts was the Library of Alexandria supposed to have contained?
(a) 900,000.
(b) 850,000.
(c) A quarter million.
(d) Half a million.
15. How much might a division librarian overseeing many branches earn?
(a) $170,000.
(b) Close to $200,000.
(c) $145,000.
(d) Around $150,000.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did Charles Lummis die?
2. When did Gene Scott, a pastor of the Westcott Christian Center buy a 4,000 seat auditorium that used to belong to the Church of the Open Door?
3. When did William Blades write one of the first books about burning books?
4. Where was Harry hired as a valet once?
5. How likely is it that an arsonist can get away with the crime?
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