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The Role of Research in Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage

Description: This quiz is designed to assess your understanding of the role of research in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. It covers topics such as the definition of intangible cultural heritage, the importance of research in safeguarding it, and the different types of research that can be conducted.
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What is intangible cultural heritage?

  1. Tangible objects that have cultural significance

  2. Practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, and skills that communities value

  3. Natural features that are considered sacred

  4. Historical events that are commemorated

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Intangible cultural heritage refers to the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, and skills that communities, groups, and individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage. This can include things like traditional music, dance, crafts, rituals, and language.

Why is research important in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage?

  1. To document and record intangible cultural heritage

  2. To understand the significance and value of intangible cultural heritage

  3. To identify threats to intangible cultural heritage

  4. To develop strategies for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage

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Explanation:

Research is important in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage because it can help us to document and record it, understand its significance and value, identify threats to it, and develop strategies for safeguarding it.

What are some of the different types of research that can be conducted on intangible cultural heritage?

  1. Ethnographic research

  2. Historical research

  3. Archaeological research

  4. Linguistic research

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Correct Option:
Explanation:

There are many different types of research that can be conducted on intangible cultural heritage, including ethnographic research, historical research, archaeological research, and linguistic research. Each type of research can provide different insights into intangible cultural heritage and help us to better understand and safeguard it.

How can research help to identify threats to intangible cultural heritage?

  1. By identifying factors that are causing intangible cultural heritage to decline

  2. By identifying factors that are making intangible cultural heritage more vulnerable to decline

  3. By identifying factors that are increasing the risk of intangible cultural heritage being lost

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Research can help to identify threats to intangible cultural heritage by identifying factors that are causing it to decline, making it more vulnerable to decline, and increasing the risk of it being lost.

How can research help to develop strategies for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage?

  1. By providing information about the intangible cultural heritage that needs to be safeguarded

  2. By providing information about the threats to intangible cultural heritage

  3. By providing information about the best practices for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Research can help to develop strategies for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage by providing information about the intangible cultural heritage that needs to be safeguarded, the threats to it, and the best practices for safeguarding it.

What are some of the challenges of conducting research on intangible cultural heritage?

  1. Intangible cultural heritage is often difficult to define and identify

  2. Intangible cultural heritage is often difficult to document and record

  3. Intangible cultural heritage is often subject to change

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

There are a number of challenges associated with conducting research on intangible cultural heritage, including the fact that it is often difficult to define and identify, difficult to document and record, and subject to change.

How can researchers overcome the challenges of conducting research on intangible cultural heritage?

  1. By working closely with communities and individuals who are bearers of intangible cultural heritage

  2. By using a variety of research methods

  3. By being patient and persistent

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Researchers can overcome the challenges of conducting research on intangible cultural heritage by working closely with communities and individuals who are bearers of it, using a variety of research methods, and being patient and persistent.

What are some of the benefits of conducting research on intangible cultural heritage?

  1. Research can help to document and record intangible cultural heritage

  2. Research can help to understand the significance and value of intangible cultural heritage

  3. Research can help to identify threats to intangible cultural heritage

  4. Research can help to develop strategies for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage

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Explanation:

There are many benefits to conducting research on intangible cultural heritage, including the fact that it can help to document and record it, understand its significance and value, identify threats to it, and develop strategies for safeguarding it.

How can research help to promote intangible cultural heritage?

  1. By raising awareness of intangible cultural heritage

  2. By providing information about intangible cultural heritage

  3. By supporting the transmission of intangible cultural heritage

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Research can help to promote intangible cultural heritage by raising awareness of it, providing information about it, and supporting the transmission of it.

What are some of the ethical considerations that researchers need to be aware of when conducting research on intangible cultural heritage?

  1. Researchers need to obtain informed consent from the communities and individuals who are bearers of intangible cultural heritage

  2. Researchers need to respect the privacy of the communities and individuals who are bearers of intangible cultural heritage

  3. Researchers need to ensure that their research does not harm the communities and individuals who are bearers of intangible cultural heritage

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Researchers need to be aware of a number of ethical considerations when conducting research on intangible cultural heritage, including the need to obtain informed consent from the communities and individuals who are bearers of it, respect their privacy, and ensure that their research does not harm them.

What are some of the ways that research can be used to support the transmission of intangible cultural heritage?

  1. By developing educational materials about intangible cultural heritage

  2. By supporting apprenticeship programs

  3. By supporting community-based initiatives to promote intangible cultural heritage

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Research can be used to support the transmission of intangible cultural heritage by developing educational materials about it, supporting apprenticeship programs, and supporting community-based initiatives to promote it.

How can research help to ensure that intangible cultural heritage is transmitted in a way that is respectful of its cultural context?

  1. By working closely with communities and individuals who are bearers of intangible cultural heritage

  2. By involving communities and individuals who are bearers of intangible cultural heritage in the research process

  3. By ensuring that the research findings are disseminated in a way that is accessible to communities and individuals who are bearers of intangible cultural heritage

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Research can help to ensure that intangible cultural heritage is transmitted in a way that is respectful of its cultural context by working closely with communities and individuals who are bearers of it, involving them in the research process, and ensuring that the research findings are disseminated in a way that is accessible to them.

What are some of the ways that research can be used to promote the revitalization of intangible cultural heritage?

  1. By identifying factors that are causing intangible cultural heritage to decline

  2. By developing strategies to address the factors that are causing intangible cultural heritage to decline

  3. By supporting community-based initiatives to revitalize intangible cultural heritage

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Research can be used to promote the revitalization of intangible cultural heritage by identifying factors that are causing it to decline, developing strategies to address these factors, and supporting community-based initiatives to revitalize it.

How can research help to ensure that intangible cultural heritage is transmitted in a way that is sustainable?

  1. By identifying factors that are threatening the sustainability of intangible cultural heritage

  2. By developing strategies to address the factors that are threatening the sustainability of intangible cultural heritage

  3. By supporting community-based initiatives to promote the sustainability of intangible cultural heritage

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Research can help to ensure that intangible cultural heritage is transmitted in a way that is sustainable by identifying factors that are threatening its sustainability, developing strategies to address these factors, and supporting community-based initiatives to promote its sustainability.

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