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Curator Practice Test

Check what you know about the curator job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on curator knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15Provenance is:
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Answer: Ownership history. Term.

Question 2 of 15Deaccession means:
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Answer: Removing objects. Term.

Question 3 of 15Write first:
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Answer: The big idea. Planning.

Question 4 of 15A docent is:
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Answer: A volunteer guide. Role.

Question 5 of 15Check before acquiring:
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Answer: Stolen art databases. Ethics.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Temperature and humidity control.”
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Answer: Climate control. Climate control: Temperature and humidity control.

Question 7 of 15What does “Catalog” mean?
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Answer: Exhibition book.. Catalog: Exhibition book.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Ownership history.”
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Answer: Provenance. Provenance: Ownership history.

Question 9 of 15What does “Gallery talk” mean?
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Answer: Public tour.. Gallery talk: Public tour.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Formally adding objects.”
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Answer: Accession. Accession: Formally adding objects.

Question 11 of 15What does “Deaccession” mean?
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Answer: Removing objects.. Deaccession: Removing objects.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Object condition record.”
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Answer: Condition report. Condition report: Object condition record.

Question 13 of 15What does “Registrar” mean?
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Answer: Tracks collections.. Registrar: Tracks collections.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Objects a museum holds.”
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Answer: Collection. Collection: Objects a museum holds.

Question 15 of 15What does “Docent” mean?
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Answer: Volunteer guide.. Docent: Volunteer guide.

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