Reasoning The debate over the British Museum’s Parthenon sculptures, also called the Elgin Marbles, has run for nearly two centuries. These marble statues were removed – with official permission – from the ruins of the Parthenon in 1801 by Lord Elgin, the British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. He sold these ancient Greek treasures to the British Museum in 1816, where they have been housed ever since. Today, five million visitors from around the world visit the sculptures, free of charge, at the British Museum. Since gaining independence in 1830, however, the Greek government has argued for their return to Athens. Historically, the Hellenic position centred on ownership, claiming that Lord Elgin bribed authorities to acquire the marbles illegally. The counterargument is that Lord Elgin saved these classical treasures from neglect. Greece no longer disputes the British Museum’s ownership, but states that the sculptures should be loaned to the New Acropolis Museum in Athens, where they would be reunited with other surviving sculptures and displayed in their proper geographic and cultural context. Despite public sympathy for the return of the Elgin marbles, the British Museum believes that the Parthenon marbles are part of shared world heritage and thus should be widely accessible. Furthermore, returning the Parthenon statues would set a precedent for returning other artefacts to their land of origin.

182. The British Museum takes the view that the Parthenon sculptures transcend cultural and geographic boundaries

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

183. Prior to 1830, Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

184. The public cannot understand why the Greek government want the Parthenon marbles returned

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

185. The only surviving Parthenon marbles are divided between the British Museum and the New Acropolis Museum

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

186. The Greek government argues that the British Museum should return wrongfully acquired cultural treasures to their country of origin

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

187. Salvador Dali’s work is more popular than Andre Breton’s output

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

188. Some experimental writing is surreal

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

189. Surrealist painting is renowned for the arbitrary portrayal of everyday objects

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

190. Salvador Dali was a French surrealist painter

	(a) True
	(b) False
	(c) Cannot say
	(d)

TOTAL

Detailed Solution

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80
81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100
101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	111	112	113	114	115	116	117	118	119	120
121	122	123	124	125	126	127	128	129	130	131	132	133	134	135	136	137	138	139	140

Passage Reading Verbal Logic Non Verbal Logic Numerical Logic Data Interpretation Reasoning Analytical Ability Basic Numeracy About Us Contact Privacy Policy Major Tests FAQ

---