Quiz · Protecting World Heritage Sites

Question 1What is the main point of this talk?

Listing historic sites is enough to guarantee their safety Mass tourism is the only serious threat to old monuments All ancient temples should be moved to safer locations Protecting heritage needs local involvement and new technology, not just listing

Question 2What did engineers in Egypt once do to save temples from floodwaters?

They recorded the temples with digital scanning They moved entire temples away from a new dam They rebuilt the temples using three-dimensional records They trained local people to guard the temples

Question 3What can be inferred about why local communities matter in conservation projects?

Projects fail if local people see no benefit from the site Local people usually cause the most damage to monuments Governments prefer to hire only foreign experts for sites Communities care only about famous coastal ruins