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    Question

    Which Museum's former director was charged with

    money-laundering in an art trafficking case?
    A Paris Museum Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Louvre Museum Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Rome Museum Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Pittsburg Museum Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    A former director of the Louvre Museum in Paris has been charged with conspiring to hide the origin of archaeological treasures that investigators suspect were smuggled out of Egypt in the chaos of the Arab Spring. Louvre, which is owned by the French state, is the world's most visited museum with around 10 million visitors a year before the Covid-19 pandemic and is home to some of Western civilization's most celebrated cultural heritage.

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