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Who is known as the father of librarianship?

• Melvil Dewey

• Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey

• Melville Dewey

• Melvil Louis Kossuth Dewey

What is the range of the Dewey Decimal Classification system or DDC?

• 1 to 100

• 100 to 1000

• 000 to 900

• 000 to 999

What does 'Incunabula' refer to?

• A branch of psychology

• Books printed before the year 1500

• The study of living matter

• The moral philosophy of a subject

What is 'Metaphysics'?

• The study of living matter in all its forms

• A branch of psychology which attempts to explain reality and knowledge

• The study of people and their activities

• The breakdown of subject areas in increments of one, 001, 002, etc.

What are 'Main classes' in the context of the Dewey Decimal Classification system?

• The ten main subject areas of the DDC

• The breakdown of subject areas in increments of ten

• The study of living matter in all its forms

• Books printed before the year 1500

What does 'Social Sciences' study?

• The moral philosophy of a subject

• The life sciences, including all materials related to the study of living matter

• The study of people, as well as their activities, and customs in relation to one another

• Books printed before the year 1500

What is the main purpose of the Dewey Decimal Classification system according to the text?

• To organize materials in a structured, yet simple way

• To catalog books by their publication date

• To classify books based on their physical size

• To record the history of libraries

As of the date mentioned in the text, how many languages has the Dewey Decimal Classification been translated into?

• 10 languages

• 20 languages

• 30 languages

• 40 languages

What does the number 398.2 in the Dewey Decimal Classification system represent?

• General works about technology

• Encyclopedias and general magazines

• Specific fairy tales

• Historical documents about Christianity

Who published the "Dewey Decimal Classification and Subject Index for Cataloging and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library"?

• The Library of Congress

• Melvil Dewey

• The American Library Association

• The Spelling Reform Association