Question

Which of the following is mentioned in the passage as a disadvantage of storing artifacts in museum basements?

• A. Museum officials rarely allow scholars access to such artifacts.
• B. Space that could be better used for display is taken up for storage.
• C. Artifacts discovered in one excavation often become separated from each other.
• D. Such artifacts are often damaged by variations in temperature and humidity.
• E. Such artifact’s often remain uncatalogued and thus cannot be located once they are put in storage.

Answer 1

The correct option is E

Such artifact’s often remain uncatalogued and thus cannot be located once they are put in storage.

The disadvantages of storing artifacts in museum basements are discussed in the fifth paragraph. The passage states that “There is not enough money…to catalogue the finds” and declare that, as a result stored objects cannot be located.