READING COMPREHENSION Ex. 2

What is one potential benefit of selling excavated artifacts on the open market?

• Generating funds for archaeology

• Preserving artifacts for future generations

• Encouraging illegal digging

• Promoting cultural heritage

What are the two major problems faced by archaeology as a profession?

• Lack of funding and resources

• Difficulty in finding qualified professionals

• Lack of public interest and support

• Challenges in preserving and protecting archaeological sites

What is one challenge in archaeology?

• Not all artifacts have unique artistic or scientific value.

• How can artifacts be categorized?

• What are the solutions to challenges in archaeology?

• What is the importance of unique artifacts in archaeology?

How does selling artifacts with known provenance affect the demand for clandestine products?

• It increases the demand for clandestine products

• It has no effect on the demand for clandestine products

• It decreases the demand for clandestine products

• It is unrelated to the demand for clandestine products

What is one of the challenges faced in archaeology?

• Lack of funding for research

• Difficulty in finding artifacts

• Lack of skilled archaeologists

• Limited space and resources for storing and cataloguing artifacts

How can computer records make sold artifacts more accessible?

• By providing a digital catalog of sold artifacts

• By allowing easy search and retrieval of sold artifacts

• By enabling online access to information about sold artifacts

• By physically transporting sold artifacts to more locations

What is one of the challenges faced in archaeology?

• Illegal excavation resulting in museum-quality pieces being sold to the highest bidder

• Lack of funding for archaeological research

• Difficulty in interpreting ancient artifacts

• Limited access to archaeological sites

The primary purpose of the passage is to propose

• an alternative to museum display of artifacts

• a way to curb illegal digging while benefiting the archaeological profession

• a way to distinguish artifacts with scientific value from those that have no such value

• the governmental regulation of archaeological sites