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Difficulty: MediumLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully:

The National Museum of Jos, established in 1952 by Bernard Fagg, was the first public museum founded in Nigeria. Located in Plateau State, it quickly became a premier center for research into prehistoric West African civilizations, most notably due to its collection of terracotta figurines belonging to the ancient Nok culture. In addition to preserving these artifacts, the museum complex features an open-air architectural museum displaying traditional building styles from various Nigerian ethnic groups. In 1963, the institution expanded its scope by establishing the Museum of Traditional Nigerian Architecture (MOTNA) on an adjacent twenty-acre site to build life-sized replicas of historic national monuments.

According to the passage, which of the following is true regarding the National Museum of Jos?

  1. It was the first public museum established in Nigeria.Answer
  2. B
    It houses the only surviving terracotta figurines of the Nok culture.
  3. C
    It was founded in 1963 on a twenty-acre site by Bernard Fagg.
  4. D
    It was built exclusively to showcase the building styles of Plateau State.

Answer

The National Museum of Jos was the first public museum established in Nigeria.
The correct answer accurately reflects the explicit passage statement that the National Museum of Jos was the first public museum founded in Nigeria.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the key factual statement requested about the National Museum of Jos in the text.
Located the sentence: 'The National Museum of Jos, established in 1952 by Bernard Fagg, was the first public museum founded in Nigeria.'
Literal comprehension requires retrieving facts directly explicitly stated in the reading passage.
2
Evaluate the answer options against the extracted passage fact.
The option stating it was the first public museum established in Nigeria directly matches the passage text.
Direct literal matches provide the single correct answer without relying on outside knowledge or over-extrapolation.

Key Concept

Literal Fact Retrieval from Text
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

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