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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) Emmanuel Macron
B) Xi Jinping
C) Donald Trump
D) Angela Merkel
  • 2. What is the main argument for the restitution of African cultural artifacts?
A) Protecting artworks from damage
B) Promoting cultural exchange
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) Ethiopia
B) Egypt
C) South Africa
D) Nigeria
  • 4. Who was the co-author of the Sarr-Savoy report?
A) Felwine Sarr
B) Ngugi wa Thiong'o
C) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
D) Thomas Piketty
  • 5. Which European country has taken steps towards restitution by approving the return of artifacts to Nigeria?
A) Belgium
B) Germany
C) Spain
D) Italy
  • 6. Where is the Quai Branly Museum located?
A) New York
B) Paris
C) Cairo
D) London
  • 7. Which international organizations have supported the restitution of African cultural artifacts?
A) United Nations
B) World Bank
C) NATO
D) IMF
  • 8. Which country is known for its claim to the return of the Elgin Marbles from the British Museum?
A) Spain
B) Turkey
C) Italy
D) Greece
  • 9. Which African country has requested the return of the Benin Bronzes from the British Museum?
A) Ghana
B) South Africa
C) Ethiopia
D) Nigeria
  • 10. What was the historic significance of Macron's announcement regarding African artefacts?
A) It led to immediate return of all disputed artefacts.
B) It marked the first time a French president announced the restitution of African artefacts.
C) It established a new museum in Paris dedicated to African art.
D) It resulted in the closure of several museums.
  • 11. Which publication discussed the impact of the Sarr-Savoy report since its release?
A) Milton: Routledge
B) Apollo
C) Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University
D) The New York Times
  • 12. What role did Amadou-Mahtar M’Bow play in relation to the restitution of cultural heritage?
A) He opposed the restitution of African artefacts.
B) He pleaded for the return of cultural heritage to its creators as director of UNESCO.
C) He commissioned the report on African cultural heritage.
D) He was a French president who announced the restitution.
  • 13. When was the report 'Rapport sur la restitution du patrimoine culturel africain' published?
A) 2025
B) 21 November 2018
C) 6 January 2020
D) 23 November 2019
  • 14. Who wrote about France's commitment to returning looted treasures?
A) Sally Price
B) Farah Nayeri
C) Bénédicte Savoy
D) Peter Mark
  • 15. Who translated 'Rapport sur la restitution du patrimoine culturel africain' into English?
A) Liz Libbrecht
B) Drew S. Burk
C) Sally Price
D) Dan Hicks
  • 16. Which country did France return the Djidji Ayokwe drum to in March 2026?
A) Ivory Coast
B) Madagascar
C) Algeria
D) Chad
  • 17. What object was voted to be returned to Ivory Coast on 28 April 2025?
A) A series of modern art pieces
B) A set of medieval European tapestries
C) A collection of ancient manuscripts
D) Djidji Ayokwe, seized in 1916
  • 18. Which author wrote 'Objects of Desire, Desire for Objects'?
A) Bénédicte Savoy
B) Felwine Sarr
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) About 50%
B) Approximately 90%
C) Less than 30%
D) Over 95%
  • 20. Where was the exhibition presenting contemporary Benin art and returned artworks opened?
A) Ethnological Museum in Berlin
B) Palais de la Marina in Cotonou
C) Louvre Museum in Paris
D) British Museum in London
  • 21. What was the previous system for returning colonial-era artworks before the 2026 legislation?
A) A lottery-based selection
B) A slow, item-by-item approval system
C) A public auction system
D) An immediate automatic return process
  • 22. Which museum in Paris is highlighted for its extensive holdings of African objects in the report?
A) Louvre Museum
B) Musée du quai Branly
C) Centre Pompidou
D) Orsay Museum
  • 23. What is the DOI of Bénédicte Savoy's 2025 publication?
A) 978-1-000-42864-3
B) 10.4000/13ehc
C) 10.2307/3774788
D) OCLC 1259323561
  • 24. Who is a Ghanaian cultural journalist that reported on AFRICOM's support for restitutions?
A) Charles Kayuka
B) Felwine Sarr
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) 1972
C) 2026
D) 2019
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