WorksheetsTFK Reclaiming the Past
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 20mins
A museum in Germany is returning artifacts to Alaska Natives that were stolen from
an auction.
an art fair.
my garage.
a gravesite.
About how many years ago were the artifacts stolen?
a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away
about 138 years ago.
last night.
the year you were born.
What is one item the museum has returned to Alaska Natives?
a painted Hopi mask
a bronze sculpture from apalace in modern-day Nigeria
a wooden burial mask
an ancient sculpture of a Persian soldier
Which word best describes John Johnson?
exasperated
persistent
boastful
greedy
The purpose of the sidebar, “Home at Last,” is to highlight artifacts that
were stolen from Alaska tribes.
have been returned to their native lands.
will be on display soon in an Alaska museum.
Alaska tribes would like returned.
Which country will get a loan of a stolen artifact rather than see it permanently returned
Iran
Canada
France
Nigeria
Based on the quotes "The best part about it,” he says, “is it encourages other museums to work closely with tribes. And that’s so important.” , John Johnson would likely agree that museums
can be persuaded to return artifacts.
won’t return artifacts without a fight.
don’t believe there’s proof that any artifacts were stolen.
will return all artifacts to their native lands at once.
This story is mainly about
how some museums are returning ancient artifacts to their countries of origin.
how people steal things from people
trips to the museum are fun
that belongs in my garage.
