Museum Ethics Anth220 Barbian final exam 2023 with
complete solution
All of the following apply to a nonprofit institution except...
it cannot earn money
When curators utilize their expertise to offer appraisals of donated objects...
It is considered a conflict of interest
The "severe obligations" imposed on nonprofit board members following the
Sibley Hospital ruling include...
Obligation to establish policy
Problems with professional codes of ethics include...
all of the above
The basic idea behind Social Contract Ethics is...
quid pro quo
Consequential Ethics
Are grounded in actual effect
Activities that are critical to wellbeing or safety of the museum are
extraordinary duties
Museum exhibitions in the 19th century...
all of the above
Which of the following is NOT a function of a museum?
deaccessioning
World Fairs are similar to museums in all the following characteristics EXCEPT
their main purpose is entertainment and propaganda
One of the functions of a code of ethics is to...
Emphasize professional responsibility
The legal demand placed on a Trustee referred to as a "duty of care" means:
the trustee must maintain a certain level of diligence when carrying out trust duties
An institution that can be considered a museum that lacks objects is a(n)...
All of the above
Education is needed to promulgate a code of ethics. Education can be achieved
through...
All of the above
The essentials of proper conservation include all of the following except...
Well lit exhibit areas
The ethical system that denies that there is any uniquely right moral theory or
standard is...
Cultural Relativism
According to End Result Ethics, the criterion of morality is...
The happiness of all concerned
Personalist Ethics...
Set personal convictions as the ultimate standard for right and wrong
A characteristic of a nonprofit organization is...
All of the above
, The modern museum is a product of...
All of the above
the primary purpose of a code of ethics is to...
Raise level of professional practice
The human instinct for collecting may be based on...
All of the above
The duties of the members of the board of trustees of a nonprofit organization
include...
preform duties with diligence and care
T/F: Museum codes of ethics are considered profession-centric because they
cross cultural and political boundaries
True
T/F: An acquisition is a group of objects united by some common theme of
characteristic
False
T/F: When a member of s museum's Board of Trustees loans a part of his
personal art collection to the museum to be featured in one of the museum's
exhibitions, a conflict of interest arises because every piece of art included in the
exhibit will increase in value
True
T/F: A professional code of ethics has the force of law to enforce appropriate
professional activity
False
T/F: Codes of Ethics address behavioral issues.
True
T/F: The Sibley Hospital ruling made a distinction between mismanagement of
business-like functions of the hospital and mismanagement of the hospital's core
charitable functions
True
T/F: Codes of Ethics help resolve conflicts of interest
True
T/F: Ethics is about how people treat one another every day
True
T/F: A code of ethics is a prescription on how to behave in specific situations
False
T/F: The concept of a museum as an instrument of national glory was first
developed by the Greeks...
False
Responsible for the intellectual control of the collections
Curator
Handles arrangements for accessions and loans
Registrar
Responsible for the care, interpretation, acquisition of the collections
Back-of-the-house staff
Trains and manages the docents
Public Programs
complete solution
All of the following apply to a nonprofit institution except...
it cannot earn money
When curators utilize their expertise to offer appraisals of donated objects...
It is considered a conflict of interest
The "severe obligations" imposed on nonprofit board members following the
Sibley Hospital ruling include...
Obligation to establish policy
Problems with professional codes of ethics include...
all of the above
The basic idea behind Social Contract Ethics is...
quid pro quo
Consequential Ethics
Are grounded in actual effect
Activities that are critical to wellbeing or safety of the museum are
extraordinary duties
Museum exhibitions in the 19th century...
all of the above
Which of the following is NOT a function of a museum?
deaccessioning
World Fairs are similar to museums in all the following characteristics EXCEPT
their main purpose is entertainment and propaganda
One of the functions of a code of ethics is to...
Emphasize professional responsibility
The legal demand placed on a Trustee referred to as a "duty of care" means:
the trustee must maintain a certain level of diligence when carrying out trust duties
An institution that can be considered a museum that lacks objects is a(n)...
All of the above
Education is needed to promulgate a code of ethics. Education can be achieved
through...
All of the above
The essentials of proper conservation include all of the following except...
Well lit exhibit areas
The ethical system that denies that there is any uniquely right moral theory or
standard is...
Cultural Relativism
According to End Result Ethics, the criterion of morality is...
The happiness of all concerned
Personalist Ethics...
Set personal convictions as the ultimate standard for right and wrong
A characteristic of a nonprofit organization is...
All of the above
, The modern museum is a product of...
All of the above
the primary purpose of a code of ethics is to...
Raise level of professional practice
The human instinct for collecting may be based on...
All of the above
The duties of the members of the board of trustees of a nonprofit organization
include...
preform duties with diligence and care
T/F: Museum codes of ethics are considered profession-centric because they
cross cultural and political boundaries
True
T/F: An acquisition is a group of objects united by some common theme of
characteristic
False
T/F: When a member of s museum's Board of Trustees loans a part of his
personal art collection to the museum to be featured in one of the museum's
exhibitions, a conflict of interest arises because every piece of art included in the
exhibit will increase in value
True
T/F: A professional code of ethics has the force of law to enforce appropriate
professional activity
False
T/F: Codes of Ethics address behavioral issues.
True
T/F: The Sibley Hospital ruling made a distinction between mismanagement of
business-like functions of the hospital and mismanagement of the hospital's core
charitable functions
True
T/F: Codes of Ethics help resolve conflicts of interest
True
T/F: Ethics is about how people treat one another every day
True
T/F: A code of ethics is a prescription on how to behave in specific situations
False
T/F: The concept of a museum as an instrument of national glory was first
developed by the Greeks...
False
Responsible for the intellectual control of the collections
Curator
Handles arrangements for accessions and loans
Registrar
Responsible for the care, interpretation, acquisition of the collections
Back-of-the-house staff
Trains and manages the docents
Public Programs
