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Report on the restitution of African cultural heritage
  • 1. Who commissioned the report on the restitution of African cultural heritage?
A) Xi Jinping
B) Emmanuel Macron
C) Donald Trump
D) Angela Merkel
  • 2. What is the main argument for the restitution of African cultural artifacts?
A) Promoting cultural exchange
B) Protecting artworks from damage
C) Financial profit for museums
D) Historical injustice and colonialism
  • 3. Which African country has requested the return of the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum?
A) Nigeria
B) Egypt
C) Ethiopia
D) South Africa
  • 4. Who was the co-author of the Sarr-Savoy report?
A) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
B) Ngugi wa Thiong'o
C) Thomas Piketty
D) Felwine Sarr
  • 5. Which European country has taken steps towards restitution by approving the return of artifacts to Nigeria?
A) Italy
B) Belgium
C) Spain
D) Germany
  • 6. Where is the Quai Branly Museum located?
A) London
B) Paris
C) Cairo
D) New York
  • 7. Which international organizations have supported the restitution of African cultural artifacts?
A) United Nations
B) IMF
C) NATO
D) World Bank
  • 8. Which country is known for its claim to the return of the Elgin Marbles from the British Museum?
A) Greece
B) Turkey
C) Italy
D) Spain
  • 9. Which African country has requested the return of the Benin Bronzes from the British Museum?
A) Nigeria
B) South Africa
C) Ethiopia
D) Ghana
  • 10. What was the historic significance of Macron's announcement regarding African artefacts?
A) It established a new museum in Paris dedicated to African art.
B) It led to immediate return of all disputed artefacts.
C) It resulted in the closure of several museums.
D) It marked the first time a French president announced the restitution of African artefacts.
  • 11. Which publication discussed the impact of the Sarr-Savoy report since its release?
A) Milton: Routledge
B) The New York Times
C) Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University
D) Apollo
  • 12. What role did Amadou-Mahtar M’Bow play in relation to the restitution of cultural heritage?
A) He was a French president who announced the restitution.
B) He commissioned the report on African cultural heritage.
C) He pleaded for the return of cultural heritage to its creators as director of UNESCO.
D) He opposed the restitution of African artefacts.
  • 13. When was the report 'Rapport sur la restitution du patrimoine culturel africain' published?
A) 23 November 2019
B) 21 November 2018
C) 6 January 2020
D) 2025
  • 14. Who wrote about France's commitment to returning looted treasures?
A) Peter Mark
B) Sally Price
C) Bénédicte Savoy
D) Farah Nayeri
  • 15. Who translated 'Rapport sur la restitution du patrimoine culturel africain' into English?
A) Dan Hicks
B) Liz Libbrecht
C) Drew S. Burk
D) Sally Price
  • 16. Which country did France return the Djidji Ayokwe drum to in March 2026?
A) Ivory Coast
B) Chad
C) Algeria
D) Madagascar
  • 17. What object was voted to be returned to Ivory Coast on 28 April 2025?
A) A series of modern art pieces
B) A collection of ancient manuscripts
C) A set of medieval European tapestries
D) Djidji Ayokwe, seized in 1916
  • 18. Which author wrote 'Objects of Desire, Desire for Objects'?
A) Felwine Sarr
B) Bénédicte Savoy
C) Peter Mark
D) Raymond Silverman
  • 19. What percentage of sub-Saharan African cultural heritage is estimated to be in Western collections according to the report?
A) Less than 30%
B) Over 95%
C) Approximately 90%
D) About 50%
  • 20. Where was the exhibition presenting contemporary Benin art and returned artworks opened?
A) Louvre Museum in Paris
B) Palais de la Marina in Cotonou
C) British Museum in London
D) Ethnological Museum in Berlin
  • 21. What was the previous system for returning colonial-era artworks before the 2026 legislation?
A) A slow, item-by-item approval system
B) An immediate automatic return process
C) A public auction system
D) A lottery-based selection
  • 22. Which museum in Paris is highlighted for its extensive holdings of African objects in the report?
A) Orsay Museum
B) Centre Pompidou
C) Musée du quai Branly
D) Louvre Museum
  • 23. What is the DOI of Bénédicte Savoy's 2025 publication?
A) 978-1-000-42864-3
B) OCLC 1259323561
C) 10.2307/3774788
D) 10.4000/13ehc
  • 24. Who is a Ghanaian cultural journalist that reported on AFRICOM's support for restitutions?
A) Felwine Sarr
B) Charles Kayuka
C) Flower Manase
D) Kwame Opoku
  • 25. What did Emmanuel Macron promise regarding the restitution of artworks?
A) Faster returns
B) Permanent display in French museums
C) No restitutions at all
D) Immediate destruction of disputed artifacts
  • 26. In what year did the French houses of parliament move closer to creating a faster process for returning colonial-era artworks?
A) 2005
B) 2019
C) 1972
D) 2026
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