Cultural Institutes: PART 2

By who and when was the Mataroa shipment masterminded ?

• Octave Merlier, 1945

• The French Institute in Athens, 1954

• André Malraux, 1995

Almost all European cultural institutes find their origins in the civilizing mission and assimilationist cultural policies.

• True

• False

Which of the countries, through their CIs, targeted the unification of extra-terrestrial ethnic communities?

• Spain

• Italy

• France

• Germany

The first Dante Alighieri Societies were established only in regions surrounding Italy.

• True

• False

In which year was Dante Alighieri Society was created?

• 1909

• 1889

• 2001

France geared its external cultural policy in competition with Germany to establish political and economic hegemony in the Middle East.

• True

• False

In the early phases of external cultural policy, the role of the government was

• very high

• indifferent

• seriously limited

French Ministry of Foreign Affairs established the first office for cultural diplomacy

• in the early 1800s.

• in the late 1800s.

• during the Interwar period.

Which of the following did not take place during the Cultural Propaganda phase?

• Berlin Olympics

• Paris World Expo

• Establishment of Instituto Cervantes

Which of the following was a precursor to the Goethe Institut?

• German Academic Exchange Service

• Deutsche Akademie

• All-German School Association for the Preservation of Germanhood Abroad