REFERENCE BOOKS

Quiz
1. Which book would give all kinds of statistics about social, political, and economic issues in the U.S.?
ANSWER _________________________________________________________________________________

2. Which book would give you information about careers?

ANSWER __________________________________________________________________________________

3. Which book would tell who drove an automobile for the first time?
ANSWER _________________________________________________________________________________

4. Which book would tell who has survived the longest underwater?
ANSWER _________________________________________________________________________________

5. Which book would give information about the history, government, education, etc., of countries around the world?
ANSWER _________________________________________________________________________________

6. Which book tells how to conduct a meeting?

ANSWER _________________________________________________________________________________

7. Which book would have maps and charts about events in history?
ANSWER _________________________________________________________________________________

8. Who wrote the most famous book of synonyms?

ANSWER ____________________________________

9. Who wrote the most famous book of etiquette?

ANSWER ____________________________________

10. Who wrote the most famous book of quotations?

ANSWER ___________________________________

11. Another name for a geographical dictionary is a/an ____________________________________________________

12. Another name for a book of synonyms is a/an ________________________________________________________

13. List two types of indexes that might be found in a book of quotations.
1) ____________________________________________________________
2) ____________________________________________________________

14. In which book or books might one find information about George Washington? (Check one or more)
____ a. Current Biography
____ b. Whos Who in America
____ c. Who Was Who in America

15. In which book or books might one find information about President George W. Bush? (Check one or more)
____ a. Current Biography
____ b. Whos Who in America
____ c. Who Was Who in America

16. Which book would give you the most information about a person? (Check only one)
____ a. Current Biography
____ b. Whos Who in America
16. Define parliamentary procedure __________________________________________________________________
17. Define etiquette ______________________________________________________________________________
18. Define cumulative index ________________________________________________________________________
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19. Define quotation ______________________________________________________________________________

20. A map that shows mountains, lakes, and rivers is called a/an _____________________________________________

21. A map that shows the borders and cities is called a/an __________________________________________________

22. A map that shows the products a country produces is called a/an __________________________________________

ANSWER BANK (not including questions 13-19)

book of quotations
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Bartlett
Guinness Book of World Records
Statesmans Yearbook
economic map
gazeteer
biographical dictionary
Emily Post
physical map
Famous First Facts
atlas
thesaurus
Roberts Rules of Order
political map
book of etiquette
Roget
Whos Who in America
road atlas
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
historical atlas
Who Was Who in America