Palace Museum - Quiz
  • 1. What are the two types of permanent exhibitions at the Palace Museum?
A) As-was exhibitions and themed exhibitions
B) Imperial exhibitions and temporary exhibitions
C) Outdoor exhibitions and digital exhibitions
D) Research exhibitions and administrative exhibitions
  • 2. What is the Chinese term for the 'as-was' exhibitions?
A) 故宫博物院院刊
B) 原状陈列
C) 故宫学刊
D) 专馆
  • 3. Which academic organization is headed by Zheng Xinmiao?
A) Palace Research Institute
B) Palace Academy
C) National Laboratory of Ancient Ceramics
D) Forbidden City Society
  • 4. What is the primary responsibility of the Hospital for Conservation?
A) Organizing live concerts
B) Maintenance and conservation of artifacts
C) Publishing the Palace Museum Journal
D) Managing the satellite museums
  • 5. Who is the current curator of the Palace Museum?
A) Zheng Xinmiao
B) Yanni
C) Wang Xudong
D) Shan Jixiang
  • 6. What was Wang Xudong's previous role before becoming the museum curator?
A) Composer of the Tribute album
B) Curator of the Hong Kong Palace Museum
C) Head of the Hospital for Conservation
D) Director of Dunhuang Research Academy
  • 7. Which of the following is a sister museum of the Palace Museum?
A) National Palace Museum in Taipei
B) The Louvre in Paris
C) The Metropolitan Museum of Art
D) The British Museum
  • 8. When did the Hong Kong Palace Museum open?
A) December 2022
B) July 2022
C) 1997
D) 2004
  • 9. Where is the Northern Branch of the Palace Museum located?
A) Taipei, Taiwan
B) Hong Kong
C) Xibeiwang, Haidian, Beijing
D) Kulangsu, Xiamen
  • 10. Who was the first modern Western artist to perform in front of the Forbidden City?
A) Giacomo Puccini
B) Plácido Domingo
C) Yanni
D) Jean Michel Jarre
  • 11. Which opera was performed at the Imperial Shrine in 1998?
A) Year of France in China
B) Turandot
C) Tribute
D) The Three Tenors
  • 12. Why is the use of the Forbidden City as a performance venue strictly limited?
A) Public safety concerns for palace staff
B) Lack of adequate seating
C) Impact of equipment on ancient structures
D) High cost of insurance
  • 13. Which journal is published by the Palace Research Institute?
A) Conservation Science Gazette
B) Qing Palatial History Review
C) Palace Museum Journal
D) Forbidden City Quarterly
  • 14. Who was the predecessor of the current museum curator?
A) Shan Jixiang
B) Zheng Xinmiao
C) Wang Xudong
D) Jean Michel Jarre
  • 15. The National Palace Museum in Taipei shares its roots with the Palace Museum due to what historical event?
A) Cultural Revolution
B) World War II
C) The Year of France in China
D) Chinese Civil War
  • 16. What is the primary foundation of the Palace Museum's collection?
A) The Ming imperial collection
B) Private donations from 1925
C) The Yuan imperial collection
D) The Qing imperial collection
  • 17. Approximately how many items were stored in the Forbidden City according to the 1925 audit?
A) 1.8 million
B) 1.17 million
C) 800,000
D) 2.5 million
  • 18. Where were the evacuated artifacts returned after World War II?
A) Shanghai
B) Taiwan
C) Nanjing
D) Beijing
  • 19. How many boxes of artifacts are currently housed in the National Palace Museum in Taipei?
A) 2,972
B) 2,221
C) 13,491
D) 8,000
  • 20. How many boxes of evacuated artifacts remain in storage under the charge of the Nanjing Museum?
A) 2,972
B) 13,491
C) 8,000
D) 2,221
  • 21. According to the 2004-2010 inventory, how many artifacts are in the Palace Museum?
A) 1,862,690
B) 1,170,000
C) 1,684,490
D) 1,807,558
  • 22. How many items are currently in the total Palace Museum collection?
A) 1,862,690
B) 1,684,490
C) 1,807,558
D) 1,170,000
  • 23. How many previously unlisted items were announced in 2016?
A) 8,000
B) 13,491
C) 2,221
D) 55,132
  • 24. How many pieces of ceramics and porcelain does the Palace Museum hold?
A) 340,000
B) 55,132
C) 1.8 million
D) 2,972
  • 25. The Palace Museum's ceramic collection represents a record covering how many years?
A) 5,000 years
B) 2,000 years
C) 8,000 years
D) 1,000 years
  • 26. How many items in the 2004-2010 inventory were designated as nationally protected?
A) 1,684,490
B) 1,807,558
C) 1,862,690
D) 55,132
  • 27. In what year did the Palace Museum open to the public?
A) 1912
B) 1924
C) 1925
D) 1933
  • 28. How many buildings are in the Palace Museum complex?
A) 1,170
B) 720
C) 8,707
D) 980
  • 29. When was the Forbidden City declared a World Heritage Site?
A) 1925
B) 2012
C) 1987
D) 1945
  • 30. Who was the last Emperor of China evicted from the Forbidden City?
A) Puyi
B) Xuanzong
C) Sun Yat-sen
D) Chiang Kai-shek
  • 31. During which years was the Forbidden City complex constructed?
A) 1450 to 1500
B) 1912 to 1925
C) 1406 to 1420
D) 1300 to 1350
  • 32. What specific date was the Palace Museum established in 1925?
A) December 25
B) October 10
C) January 1
D) May 4
  • 33. What did the museum management implement in 2015 to protect the structure?
A) A total closure
B) A ban on photography
C) Higher ticket prices
D) A daily visitor limit
  • 34. How many paintings in the museum date from before the Yuan dynasty?
A) Around 5,000
B) Less than 100
C) Exactly 1,000
D) More than 400
  • 35. Who was one of the emperors with a personal interest in painting?
A) Qianlong
B) Puyi
C) Kangxi
D) Yongzheng
  • 36. Where were some of the best parts of the collection moved in 1948?
A) Taiwan
B) Japan
C) Shanghai
D) Hong Kong
  • 37. To which period do the earliest pieces of jade in the collection date?
A) Shang dynasty
B) Qing dynasty
C) Ming dynasty
D) Neolithic period
  • 38. From which country do the largest portion of foreign timepieces come?
A) Switzerland
B) France
C) Japan
D) Britain
  • 39. When does the bronze collection date from?
A) Neolithic period
B) Early Shang dynasty
C) Yuan dynasty
D) Qing dynasty
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