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Melvil Dewey - Quiz 1
Test Description: A multiple choice quiz on the life of Melvil Dewey. (Set 1 of 2)
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey was born on December 10, 1851. In what area of the country was he born?
A
Central Texas
B
Eastern Maine
C
Upper New York State
D
Southern Massachusetts
2) What did Dewey consider to be 'the most essential book'?
A
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
B
The dictionary
C
The Epic of Gilgamesh
D
The Bible
3) At what age did Dewey receive his teaching certificate?
A
21
B
25
C
never
D
17
4) The inefficient cataloguing and shelving of books at what college library inspired Dewey to research the problem of library organization?
A
American University of the Caribbean
B
Columbia College
C
Amherst College
D
Harvard University
5) What was Dewey’s ultimate goal in creating his decimal organization system?
A
Creating a way for all libraries to be more efficient and cohesive
B
Irritating Herbert Putnam
C
Becoming famous in the library community
D
Easing his own OCD tendencies
6) Who was the Superintendent of the St. Louis Public Schools whom Dewey consulted frequently while researching library organization methods?
A
John Williams
B
Andrew Carnegie
C
William Torrey Harris
D
John Cotton Dana
7) The first edition of The Decimal Classification was published in the U.S. Bureau of Education’s report on Public Libraries in the United States of America in what year?
A
1923
B
1876
C
1892
D
1900
8) Into how many general classification categories is the Dewey decimal system divided?
A
10
B
20
C
30
D
That's not how it works, silly.
9) In 1878, Dewey married Annie Godfrey. They met once a month to discuss which of the following?
A
How to generate local social interest in the library
B
How they could improve themselves and best use their time
C
How to spice up their love life
D
How Annie’s monthly spending was affecting their finances
10) Dewey believed that English should be written as it sounded and attempted to reform spelling in the U.S. Though it never stuck, which spelling of his name did he prefer?
A
Melvil Dewi
B
All of the above
C
Melvil Dui
D
Melvyl Dui
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