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1. In what year did Wilford Collins Simons take over the Lawrence Record, starting the Simons family's newspaper ownership? 1881 1891 1901 1911

2. What significant event involving student protesters occurred at the Kansas Union during the Vietnam era? Peaceful sit-in Rally for peace Set fire to the Kansas Union and planted a bomb in the computer center Boycotted local newspapers

3. What early cable TV provider did the Simons family launch in 1972? Sunflower Media Kansas Cable Network Midwest Cablevision Sunflower Cable Vision

4. What was the name of the Python-based replacement system for the Pearl CMS that Adrien and Simon developed? The CMS Ellington Rails Base Camp Sunflower CMS

5. Where was Django born according to the transcript? In a coffee shop called Java Break At the Kansas Union computer center In the basement of the old post office building converted into converged newsrooms At the Lawrence Journal World printing press

6. During 2003 to 2004, what challenge did the speaker face at the World Company? Managing multiple programming teams Being the only geek trying to push the cable ISP forward and keep World online running Developing a new CMS alone Launching a new newspaper edition

7. What role did the coffee shop "Java Break" play in Django's early history? It was the original office for the Django team It hosted the first Django user group meetings It was the site of the first Django conference It was a 24-hour coffee shop across the street supporting the developers

8. What was the name given to the remaining CMS parts after Django was extracted? Pearl CMS Ellington Rails CMS Sunflower CMS

9. What was the main reason the World Company hesitated to open source Django? Fear and unfamiliarity with open source software and licensing Lack of interest from the development team Technical limitations of the CMS Competition from other frameworks

10. Which programming language was Django designed to replace in the CMS? Python PHP Perl Java

11. Who was Ralph Gage and why was his employment day significant? Founder of the Lawrence Journal World New employee on the day a bomb exploded in the computer center Lead journalist covering Vietnam protests Cable TV pioneer

12. What was the dominant social network in 2005, the official year of Django's birth? Facebook LinkedIn Myspace Twitter