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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the new library officially open?
(a) June 3, 1926.
(b) July 26, 1926.
(c) July 15, 1926.
(d) June 24, 1926.

2. What type of crucifix did Rev. Smith wear when he accompanied Harry to court?
(a) Jeweled.
(b) Silver.
(c) Gold.
(d) Beaded.

3. When did more than 1,500 library staff members sign a petition complaining that central Library was a hazardous work environment?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1973.

4. What did Lawrie do before returning to the work on the library after Goodhue's death?
(a) Create a tomb for Goodhue.
(b) Revamp his designs.
(c) Take a sabbatical.
(d) Take a vacation.

5. When did Harry sue the City of Los Angeles?
(a) March 1988.
(b) July 1988.
(c) January 1988.
(d) August 1988.

6. When did a visitor to the Los Angeles Public Library publish an essay imagining a time when the library would be compressed into an object the size of a suitcase?
(a) 1886.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1871.

7. In 1973, how many fire code violations were cited for the Central Library?
(a) 22.
(b) 26.
(c) 18.
(d) 34.

8. When did a Chicago developer first propose the concept of air rights?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1960s.

9. When was the first scientifically based report on how to examine fires published?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1992.
(d) 2008.

10. In Chapter 30, how long had a man named David been living in his car?
(a) 14 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 11 months.

11. How many officers reported to David Aguirre, the head of security for the library?
(a) 46.
(b) 51.
(c) 39.
(d) 68.

12. When was the Rumford Fair Housing Act passed?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1962.

13. When was the first recorded instance of a bookmobile?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1905.

14. Where did Orlean attend an international gathering about libraries in the twenty-first century with the theme of "Rethink" (293)?
(a) Finland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Norway.

15. When was Todd Willingham executed for setting the fire that killed his children?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2004.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Warren leave the library?

2. In Chapter 22, how long had Pasquineli been a librarian at Central?

3. When did librarians unionize as the Librarians' Guild?

4. How wide was the vacuum chamber McDonnell Douglas used to try to dry the first batch of 20,000 books?

5. What temperature did McDonnell Douglas use in their vacuum chamber to try to dry the first batch of books?

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