Museum Review

Who was the curator of the first museum, which was built in 530 BC?

• Ennigaldi Nanna

• Esther Williams

• Eugene Levy

• Ole Worm

A wunderkammer is an early cousin of museums. They were collections of objects curated by their owners. What is another name for a wunderkammer?

• Curiosity Cabinet

• Wonder Closet

• Wonder Cabinet

• Curiosity Closet

This person owned one of the most well-known curiosity cabinets before he sold it to Phineas T Barnum for his American Museum. Who is this person?

• Ole Worm

• Yunn Froog

• Ennigaldi Nanna

• Esther Williams

This museum was the first museum to open its doors to the general public (that means everyone no matter how much money you have) in 1793. Which museum is this?

• The Louvre

• The Met

• The British Museum

• The Kimbell

This is the age when museums became centers for scholarship as well artistic and scientific discover. What is this age called?

• The Museum Age

• The Enlightenment

• The Age of Education

• The Rennaisance

This is something that even today can stop people from attending museums.

• Ticket Prices

• Writing an Essay

• Passing a Quiz

• Receiving and Invitation

The British Museum has 12 "Don't Miss" items. Out of these twelve, how many have questionable ownership and have been requested to be returned to the "rightful" owners?

• None

• All

• About half

• About a quarter

Many of the cultural and historical artifacts collected over the centuries and put into the British Museum have been ________ acquired through purchase or trade.

• illegally

• legally

• questionably

• honorably

In 1753, which of these museums was founded?

• The Louvre

• The Met

• The Modern

• The British Museum

Where (in what country) was the Rosetta Stone taken by British Troops from the French?

• Ecuador

• Nigeria

• Egypt

• South Africa