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WorksheetsMuseum Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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
These sculptures were taken by a British Lord from the acropolis of Athens and sent to the British Museum. The people of Athens consider them stolen and would like them returned to the Greece. What are these sculptures?
The Coliseum Sculptures
The Acropolis Artifacts
The Parthenon Sculptures
The Greek Treasures
In 1897 Benin lost thousands of cultural and historical artifacts during what was called the "________ for Africa."
Shuffle
Scramble
Surge
Siege
True or False: It is argued that the debated items in the British Museum are not the real problem. Yes, these people want their artifacts back, but the item is not as important and as the cultural and historical identity associated with the item. The true problem is who is allowed to own another's cultural and historical identity.
True
False
