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GRE Sample Test 4 Verbal Reasoning 2

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Question 12 is based on the passage below.
The Dewey decimal system provided the first standardized, easily understood method of classifying the items in a library’s collection. Classification, in combination with the process of cataloging, meant that patrons could easily identify and locate for themselves items that had a certain title, were written by a certain author, or related to a given subject. Because the system was adopted at most libraries, patrons who learned the system could use it at any library.

Question : 12

Total: 20

Based on the information in the passage, it can be inferred that, prior to the implementation of the Dewey decimal system,

libraries were generally small enough that no classification A system was needed.
libraries refused to make public the systems they used to classify books.
patrons may have relied heavily on library staff to identify and locate the materials they sought
more people worked as librarians than after its use became widespread.
library patrons were never able to understand the order in which books were shelved.

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