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Lower East Side Tenement Museum - Quiz
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  • 1. In which city is the Tenement Museum located?
A) Boston
B) Philadelphia
C) New York City
D) Chicago
  • 2. What are the two addresses of the historical tenement buildings?
A) 99 and 101 Orchard Street
B) 87 and 93 Orchard Street
C) 97 and 103 Orchard Street
D) 103 and 105 Orchard Street
  • 3. Who contracted the building at 97 Orchard Street in 1863?
A) Lukas Glockner
B) Morris Vogel
C) Ruth J. Abram
D) Anita Jacobson
  • 4. When was the Tenement Museum founded?
A) 2001
B) 1935
C) 1988
D) 1994
  • 5. Who founded the Tenement Museum?
A) Li and Saltzman
B) Michael Bloomberg and Morris Vogel
C) Ruth J. Abram and Anita Jacobson
D) Lukas Glockner and Annie Polland
  • 6. Approximately how many people lived in the two tenement buildings combined?
A) 50,000
B) 15,000
C) 25,000
D) 5,000
  • 7. When was 97 Orchard Street designated a National Historic Landmark?
A) 1998
B) 2000
C) 1994
D) 1988
  • 8. How many apartments did 97 Orchard Street originally contain when first constructed?
A) 10
B) 22
C) 16
D) 30
  • 9. What was located in the basement of 97 Orchard Street when it was first constructed?
A) A tailor shop
B) A saloon
C) A post office
D) A bakery
  • 10. What happened to the residents of 97 Orchard Street in 1935?
A) They moved voluntarily
B) They were evicted
C) The building collapsed
D) They were bought out
  • 11. Who serves as the current president of the museum as of 2021?
A) Ruth J. Abram
B) Dr. Annie Polland
C) Anita Jacobson
D) Dr. Morris Vogel
  • 12. Which firm oversaw the restoration phases of the museum buildings?
A) Bloomberg Architecture
B) National Park Service Architects
C) Glockner Construction
D) Perkins Eastman and Li/Saltzman Architects
  • 13. Which organization is the Tenement Museum affiliated with?
A) Carnegie Corporation
B) National Park Service
C) Department of the Interior
D) New York Historical Society
  • 14. In what year did the site receive a $250,000 Save America's Treasures grant?
A) 2000
B) 2005
C) 2001
D) 2015
  • 15. What award did the museum receive in 2001?
A) National Historic Preservation Award
B) New York City Excellence Medal
C) Museum of the Year Award
D) Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence
  • 16. What was the purpose of the 2005 grant from the Carnegie Corporation?
A) To fire the museum staff
B) To support arts and social service institutions
C) To build a new visitors' center
D) To purchase new land
  • 17. Which tenement building was home to residents until 2015?
A) 97 Orchard Street
B) 103 Orchard Street
C) 99 Orchard Street
D) 105 Orchard Street
  • 18. What controversial acquisition plan in 2002 caused negative press for the museum?
A) Acquisition of 99 Orchard Street through eminent domain
B) The closure of the visitors' center
C) The eviction of residents at 103 Orchard Street
D) The sale of artifacts
  • 19. What primary message does the museum promote?
A) The history of American architecture
B) Economic development of the Lower East Side
C) The evolution of the National Park Service
D) Tolerance and historical perspective on the immigrant experience
  • 20. What major modification was made to 97 Orchard Street over the years regarding utilities?
A) Installation of solar panels
B) Installation of indoor plumbing, gas, and electricity
C) Installation of fiber optic internet
D) Installation of central air conditioning
  • 21. What is the name of the exhibition that opened in December 2017?
A) Life at Orchard
B) Reclaiming Black Spaces
C) The Immigrant Experience
D) Under One Roof
  • 22. What new tour was added in the spring of 2021?
A) Reclaiming Black Spaces
B) Orchard Street Food Tour
C) Under One Roof
D) The Joseph Moore History Walk
  • 23. The discovery of which two individuals inspired the 'Reclaiming Black Spaces' tour?
A) John Smith
B) Joseph Moore
C) William Orchard
D) Robert Tenement
  • 24. Which room of the Irish Joseph Moore did the museum recreate?
A) The bedroom
B) The kitchen
C) The entire apartment
D) The living room
  • 25. Besides tours, what does the museum offer to educate visitors about former residents?
A) Interactive video games
B) Virtual reality headsets
C) Costumed interpreters
D) Live theater performances
  • 26. What does the museum use to place immigrants' lives into a larger context?
A) Global economic data
B) World War II archives
C) American history
D) Local New York City government records
  • 27. Which tenement house act required at least one toilet for every 20 tenants?
A) 1901
B) 1879
C) 1850
D) 1867
  • 28. How many rooms were in each of the 20 apartments at 97 Orchard Street?
A) Three
B) Two
C) One
D) Four
  • 29. Which of the following was absent from 97 Orchard Street originally?
A) Partition walls
B) Apartments
C) Tenants
D) Running water
  • 30. Which 1988 film featured the Tenement Museum?
A) The Definition of Insanity
B) Dash & Lily
C) Crossing Delancey
D) Saturday Night Live
  • 31. In the 2017 Saturday Night Live skit, what nationality were the immigrants portrayed?
A) Polish
B) German
C) Irish
D) Italian
  • 32. In the Netflix series Dash & Lily, what part of the museum is visible?
A) The roof
B) The exterior
C) The basement
D) The interior
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