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TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP
Specisien Entrance Examination Paper
(Library School of the St. Lxjuis Public Library)
History and Current Events
1. What European countries took part in the discovery and
settlement of the Western Hemisphere; what portion
was covered by each?
2. Describe the growth of the free cities of Italy, France,
and Germany, and show the relation between this
growth and the Crusades.
3. Show how the monastic orders benefited the people of
Western Europe in the Middle Ages in other than
religious matters.
4. For what were the following men famous and when and
where did they live?
Nelson Peter the Great
Mazarin Confucius
Garibaldi Alfred Nobel
Wolsey Anthony Vane
Cervera Farragut
5. Write fully on the public services of any two of the
following persons:
Benjamin Franklin
John Jay
Robert Morris
Herbert Hoover
6. Describe briefly the different forms of government which
France has had since 1815, and explain the causes of
the several changes.
7. What is meant by five of the following terms;
Conservation and reclamation
Employers' liability
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