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

2. How long had Lawrie and Goodhue been friends?
(a) 28 years.
(b) 33 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 25 years.

3. What department did Mel Rosenberg work in before he retired at Central Library?
(a) Art.
(b) History.
(c) Biography.
(d) Multimedia.

4. How wide was the vacuum chamber McDonnell Douglas used to try to dry the first batch of 20,000 books?
(a) 40 feet.
(b) 45 feet.
(c) 50 feet.
(d) 55 feet.

5. How much did the rotunda chandelier weigh?
(a) 2 ton.
(b) 1,800 pounds.
(c) 500 pounds.
(d) 1 ton.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1982, how many books were found in the Los Angeles home of library clerk, Gelnn Swartz?

2. Where did Peggy Murphy begin her library career?

3. When did downtown Los Angeles begin percolating as a business district?

4. How many gallons of water seeped out when McDonnell Douglas processed the first books?

5. How much did Bradbury spend on typewriter rental for his story The Fireman?

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