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Difficulty: MediumLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully and answer the question that follows.

Established in 1957 by the British archaeologist Kenneth Murray, the Nigerian National Museum in Lagos was created to preserve indigenous Nigerian artwork and cultural antiquities. The museum's most prized acquisition is the famous terracotta head from the Nok culture, which dates back to 500 BC. Initially housed in a modest structure in Onikan, the museum expanded its gallery space in 1975 to accommodate over 40,000 ethnographic objects collected from across the six geopolitical zones of the country. Unlike provincial repositories that focused exclusively on local crafts, the National Museum was mandated by federal decree to serve as a centralized repository for artifacts confiscated from illegal antiquities traders. Today, the institution conducts research into traditional metallurgy and wooden sculpture preservation.

According to the passage, what unique legal function was assigned to the Nigerian National Museum by federal decree?

  1. A
    To restrict its collection strictly to local crafts produced in the Onikan area
  2. To act as a central facility for holding antiquities seized from unlawful dealersAnswer
  3. C
    To export indigenous Nigerian artwork to international museum exhibitions
  4. D
    To focus exclusively on conducting research into traditional wooden sculpture preservation

Answer

To act as a central facility for holding antiquities seized from unlawful dealers
The passage directly states that the National Museum 'was mandated by federal decree to serve as a centralized repository for artifacts confiscated from illegal antiquities traders.' The option stating that it acts as a central facility for holding antiquities seized from unlawful dealers is an exact paraphrase of this explicit fact.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Locate the explicit reference to the 'federal decree' in the passage.
The text states: 'the National Museum was mandated by federal decree to serve as a centralized repository for artifacts confiscated from illegal antiquities traders.'
Literal comprehension requires identifying exact facts explicitly tied to the specific keywords in the prompt.
2
Compare the located factual statement with the given answer choices.
The choice expressing that the museum acts as a central facility for holding antiquities seized from unlawful dealers directly matches the phrase 'centralized repository for artifacts confiscated from illegal antiquities traders'.
The correct answer must directly restate or accurately paraphrase explicit textual evidence without adding external assumptions.

Key Concept

Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval
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