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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
Upper New York State
C
Eastern Maine
D
Southern Massachusetts
2) What did Dewey consider to be 'the most essential book'?
A
The Bible
B
The dictionary
C
The Epic of Gilgamesh
D
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
3) At what age did Dewey receive his teaching certificate?
A
never
B
25
C
21
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
Amherst College
C
Columbia College
D
Harvard University
5) What was Dewey’s ultimate goal in creating his decimal organization system?
A
Easing his own OCD tendencies
B
Becoming famous in the library community
C
Creating a way for all libraries to be more efficient and cohesive
D
Irritating Herbert Putnam
6) Who was the Superintendent of the St. Louis Public Schools whom Dewey consulted frequently while researching library organization methods?
A
Andrew Carnegie
B
John Williams
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
1900
C
1892
D
1876
8) Into how many general classification categories is the Dewey decimal system divided?
A
30
B
20
C
That's not how it works, silly.
D
10
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 to spice up their love life
C
How Annie’s monthly spending was affecting their finances
D
How they could improve themselves and best use their time
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
All of the above
B
Melvil Dewi
C
Melvyl Dui
D
Melvil Dui
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